IP address conflict?
Hello everybody! I have an issue here with my internet. I have a router that I have my desktop, my laptop, and my Xbox 360 hooked up to. It's a wireless router, but I don't believe I'm using the wireless capability on it, because I have ethernet cables running to all of my previously listed items from the router.
For some reason on my desktop and my laptop I get these errors on my toolbar saying "There is an IP address conflict with another system on this network." sometime afterwards (it can be minutes to hours) my internet will just stop working. This is simply solved by me restarting my computer and then it's up and running again. But unfortunately it's terribly annoying having to restart my computer 10000 times a day.
Does anyone know the source of this problem? Do I need a different modem? Is it perhaps giving off a wireless feed that nearby neighbors are picking up and causing the conflict? Or is it something else?
Update:Seems like some great help here, but there is one problem. I don't know how to change the settings on my router. I don't ever remember installing any software for it, and I can't find anything about a router in my control panel.
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Had exact same issue with my network. Three wireless and two hard wired devices. Getting the network IP conflict constantly.
Trouble was being caused by the WAN side, not the LAN side.
The Router and the Modem were trying to use the exact same default IP address, so they were fighting each other.
Changed the IP address on the router to a new one using the control panel for the router. From 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.2.1
This solved the conflict - and I have never had the problem again.
Check the IP that the modem and router are using, as well possibly the one that the Xbox is using. Make sure they are different.
There are a few different possible causes for duplicate IP addresses. The most common problem is when you specify an IP address for one of your computers. If all of your computers are setup to use DHCP, then this problem would be unlikely.
1. Wired and Wireless is not the issue. Don't worry about that.
2. Your neighbor could possible be an issue, but unlikely.
3. Reboot your network router. Sometimes that's also the modem, but usually it's the other device.
4. Reboot all your PC's and XBox.
5. If it happens again, try to identify which PC is conflicting with the Xbox. Double-check that the Xbox and that PC are both using DHCP for TCP/IP.
If the problem is persistent, set your Xbox to a static IP ...
If your Xbox allows you to specify a static IP address, put in an IP address that is not in the DHCP range. Usually setting the last number to .10 will do the trick.
The duplicate IP problem is almost always related to one PC that is using an IP address that was not set by the DHCP server. In your router, set the DHCP renew time to 60 minutes and see if that helps. 24 hours is normal.
I hope this helps...
Jerry Hobby
http://www.anythinginternet.com/
im not sure whats doing it but for some reason your router is giving out two identical ip addresses. each one has to be different or your going to get ip conflicts. rather than restart your computer every time you could reset your router. like unplug it and plug it back in. then it should re-assign ip addresses. and possibly fix the problem.
Hi
You might want to make sure that you have the network connections on the PCs set to obtain an IP address automatically. If you are running XP, you need to right-click the network connection symbol in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen and choose "properties".
Select the TCPIP v4 protocol and click the "properties" button.
Make sure you have both sections on the next screen set to obtain IP address automatically and DNS servers automatically.
If you are running Vista you need to do the same, but you have to right-click the network connection symbol in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen and choose "Network and Sharing Center". When that pops up, choose "manage network connections" from the menu on the left.
Now you can right-click the network connection, choose "Properties" and continue as above.