it says "ip address conflict with another system on the network". i have 4 computers at home, 3 are wireless, and the one i'm using is hard wired to the router. the set-up at my house has been the same, as far as the network and computers go for the past year and i just started getting this message about a week ago. it's not giving me any problems tho. i'm not having any connection issues w/ any of the computers. connection is constant. i'm just curious why i'm getting that message and i guess i want that message to stop popping up cuz it's annoying. anyone know?
2007-01-29 16:04:53 · 1 answers · asked by tom l 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
It means that the PC has the same IP address as another PC on your network. It could be one of your PCs or if you do not have any kind of security enabled on your wireless device it could be someone outside your home.
To check the IP address of a PC click START then RUN. Type CMD in the box and then click OK. A black window will open. Then type IPCONFIG and hit enter. Do that on all of your PCs to see if any of them are the same. You can also type IPCONFIG /RELEASE to release an IP and IPCONFIG /RENEW to get a new one. Typically they grab the same one again though.
IP addresses are usually assigned to your PCs from your router (DHCP). They can also be statically assigned to a network card - maybe one is statically assigned. If one is statically assigned and it's assigned an address the router would normally give out you could then get a conflict. If they are assigned from the router the router should not give out the same IP address twice. Try turning the router off for a little bit and then turn it back on. After that turn off all your PCs and then turn them back on one at a time. That may cause them all to get different IPs.
To check if the IP is statically assigned - Right-click Network Neighborhood and choose Properties. Then right click your network card (Local Area Connection or Wireless...) and choose properties. Then double-click TCP/IP. In there it should be set to "dynamically assign".
2007-01-29 16:14:58 · answer #1 · answered by DiRTy D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋