A yellow triangle w/a ! inside keeps poping up on my toolbar that says: there is an IP address conflict w/anot

Question

there is an IP address conflict with another system.... what does this mean, and how can i fix it? ... i notice it happens when i am playing a game on the wifi....

Answer 1

It means another device on your wireless network has the same IP address as your computer. If you have a small network, you should be able to go to each device and view the IP address until you find the device with the same IP address.

You can view your IP address by opening a command line (Start, Run..., Type "cmd", then enter "ipconfig").

This might be too technical, but if you have a static IP address or can't search every device on the network, you will have to change your IP address on your computer.

Answer 2

2 computers on the same network can not have the same IP address. 1 of the two will need to be changed. If you are using fixed IP's simply change one of them. IF this is a business network call you IT support, if you jump on someone elses IP they will fall off the network.
If you are using DHCP from a home system, do a IP/release all from the DOS prompt then a IP renew to get a new IP from the ISP.

Answer 3

Your IP address uniquely identifies your computer on the network. It sounds like your IP address is the same as that of another computer on your network. To fix the problem, just change your IP address or ask the computer to get an IP address from the router dynamically. How you do this depends on your operating system, and you didn't say what operating system you're using.

Answer 4

Click on yellow triangle and see if says "details" click on that and it will tell you what the conflict is. Sometimes when you play games particularly if you pick it up off the internet, it could have a bug on it. and your security program is warning you about it.