charlestrippy said:
but if I am on the same ip but I just bypass the router and plug directly to my computer - the site will work...
it just doesn't work when running through my router...which is what is weird...
that's weird there is no way to change a mac address or anything.. i thought there had to been some way
What makes you think that your router's IP address is the same as your Macs?
In fact, if your router had its routing ability turned on, then they are GUARANTEED to be different, as the router would be doing NAT and your Mac would have the 'internal' IP address, not the external one. In that scenario, check and see if your Mac is acquiring its settings from the DHCP server.
What you have done by plugging in the Macintosh is to force it to get a brand new IP address from the ISP's DHCP server.
Normally, the router would have the ISP issued IP address and the Mac would simply get a private IP from the router. This way, the ISP only ever sees the router's IP, not the Mac.
ISP > 24.65.xxx.aaa > Router > 192.168.xxx.xxx > Macintosh
now
ISP > 24.65.xxx.bbb > Macintosh
IF the ISP has blocked the MAC address instead of the IP address, it still holds true
ISP > Router on MAC 12.34.56.78.90 > Macintosh
ISP > Macintosh on MAC 78.90.12.34.54
AND, as posted earlier, there IS a way for many routers to change, or spoof, their MAC address. But you'll have to read the manual.