2 computers getting same IP address

I am trying to set up file-sharing between 3 computers over a wireless
network usng a Belkin 802.11g wireless router, desktop card, and 2 notebook
cards. I was able to set up the desktop & one notebook with no trouble, and
each was assigned a unique IP address, which I entered in Norton Internet
Security under allowed IP addresses so that they can both join the network.

Problems began when I installed a wireless notebook card in a 2nd computer.
Many things went haywire, but recurrently I noticed that the notebook was
getting the same IP address (192.168.2.2) as the desktop and a conflict error
msg kept coming up. At times the desktop was able to communicate with one
notebook over the network, and other times the 2 notebooks were able to
communicate with each other. The IP address of the router (wireless access
point?) is 192.168.2.1. We uninstalled and reinstalled the Belkin wireless
activity s/w several times on all computers and removed and re-added "client
for ms networks" as well.

Please tell me how to solve this problem of 2 computers getting the same IP
address. I think that is the first step here.

In article ,
krouse wrote:
I am trying to set up file-sharing between 3 computers over a wireless
network usng a Belkin 802.11g wireless router, desktop card, and 2 notebook
cards. I was able to set up the desktop & one notebook with no trouble, and
each was assigned a unique IP address, which I entered in Norton Internet
Security under allowed IP addresses so that they can both join the network.

Problems began when I installed a wireless notebook card in a 2nd computer.
Many things went haywire, but recurrently I noticed that the notebook was
getting the same IP address (192.168.2.2) as the desktop and a conflict error
msg kept coming up. At times the desktop was able to communicate with one
notebook over the network, and other times the 2 notebooks were able to
communicate with each other. The IP address of the router (wireless access
point?) is 192.168.2.1. We uninstalled and reinstalled the Belkin wireless
activity s/w several times on all computers and removed and re-added "client
for ms networks" as well.

Please tell me how to solve this problem of 2 computers getting the same IP
address. I think that is the first step here.

1. Make sure that the Belkin router's pool of DHCP addresses contains
at least three addresses.

2. Configure the wireless network connection on each computer to
obtain an IP address automatically. Don't assign it manually.

3. Disable all of the wireless connections, which will cause them to
release their IP addresses.

4. Enable all of the wireless connections, which will make them lease
new IP addresses.

"Client for Microsoft Networks" has nothing to do with IP addressing.
It lets a computer access shared disks and folders on the network.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

In article ,
krouse wrote:
I am trying to set up file-sharing between 3 computers over a wireless
network usng a Belkin 802.11g wireless router, desktop card, and 2 notebook
cards. I was able to set up the desktop & one notebook with no trouble, and
each was assigned a unique IP address, which I entered in Norton Internet
Security under allowed IP addresses so that they can both join the network.

Problems began when I installed a wireless notebook card in a 2nd computer.
Many things went haywire, but recurrently I noticed that the notebook was
getting the same IP address (192.168.2.2) as the desktop and a conflict error
msg kept coming up. At times the desktop was able to communicate with one
notebook over the network, and other times the 2 notebooks were able to
communicate with each other. The IP address of the router (wireless access
point?) is 192.168.2.1. We uninstalled and reinstalled the Belkin wireless
activity s/w several times on all computers and removed and re-added "client
for ms networks" as well.

Please tell me how to solve this problem of 2 computers getting the same IP
address. I think that is the first step here.

1. Make sure that the Belkin router's pool of DHCP addresses contains
at least three addresses.

2. Configure the wireless network connection on each computer to
obtain an IP address automatically. Don't assign it manually.

3. Disable all of the wireless connections, which will cause them to
release their IP addresses.

4. Enable all of the wireless connections, which will make them lease
new IP addresses.

"Client for Microsoft Networks" has nothing to do with IP addressing.
It lets a computer access shared disks and folders on the network.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

Steve, could you please explain (1)? I don't know how to do that. The
Belkin router uses a wireless utility program featuring various tabs with
different options, but nowhere do I see something about DHCP addresses. Do I
have to manually type in the addresses which should be given? What is the
difference between IP and DHCP addresses? I think that Belkin just does all
this automatically anyway. I have always had the option ticked for assigning
IP addresses automatically.

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

In article ,
krouse wrote:
I am trying to set up file-sharing between 3 computers over a wireless
network usng a Belkin 802.11g wireless router, desktop card, and 2 notebook
cards. I was able to set up the desktop & one notebook with no trouble, and
each was assigned a unique IP address, which I entered in Norton Internet
Security under allowed IP addresses so that they can both join the network.

Problems began when I installed a wireless notebook card in a 2nd computer.
Many things went haywire, but recurrently I noticed that the notebook was
getting the same IP address (192.168.2.2) as the desktop and a conflict error
msg kept coming up. At times the desktop was able to communicate with one
notebook over the network, and other times the 2 notebooks were able to
communicate with each other. The IP address of the router (wireless access
point?) is 192.168.2.1. We uninstalled and reinstalled the Belkin wireless
activity s/w several times on all computers and removed and re-added "client
for ms networks" as well.

Please tell me how to solve this problem of 2 computers getting the same IP
address. I think that is the first step here.

1. Make sure that the Belkin router's pool of DHCP addresses contains
at least three addresses.

2. Configure the wireless network connection on each computer to
obtain an IP address automatically. Don't assign it manually.

3. Disable all of the wireless connections, which will cause them to
release their IP addresses.

4. Enable all of the wireless connections, which will make them lease
new IP addresses.

"Client for Microsoft Networks" has nothing to do with IP addressing.
It lets a computer access shared disks and folders on the network.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

Steve, could you please explain (1)? I don't know how to do that. The
Belkin router uses a wireless utility program featuring various tabs with
different options, but nowhere do I see something about DHCP addresses. Do I
have to manually type in the addresses which should be given? What is the
difference between IP and DHCP addresses? I think that Belkin just does all
this automatically anyway. I have always had the option ticked for assigning
IP addresses automatically.

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

In article ,
krouse wrote:
I am trying to set up file-sharing between 3 computers over a wireless
network usng a Belkin 802.11g wireless router, desktop card, and 2 notebook
cards. I was able to set up the desktop & one notebook with no trouble, and
each was assigned a unique IP address, which I entered in Norton Internet
Security under allowed IP addresses so that they can both join the network.

Problems began when I installed a wireless notebook card in a 2nd computer.
Many things went haywire, but recurrently I noticed that the notebook was
getting the same IP address (192.168.2.2) as the desktop and a conflict error
msg kept coming up. At times the desktop was able to communicate with one
notebook over the network, and other times the 2 notebooks were able to
communicate with each other. The IP address of the router (wireless access
point?) is 192.168.2.1. We uninstalled and reinstalled the Belkin wireless
activity s/w several times on all computers and removed and re-added "client
for ms networks" as well.

Please tell me how to solve this problem of 2 computers getting the same IP
address. I think that is the first step here.

1. Make sure that the Belkin router's pool of DHCP addresses contains
at least three addresses.

2. Configure the wireless network connection on each computer to
obtain an IP address automatically. Don't assign it manually.

3. Disable all of the wireless connections, which will cause them to
release their IP addresses.

4. Enable all of the wireless connections, which will make them lease
new IP addresses.

"Client for Microsoft Networks" has nothing to do with IP addressing.
It lets a computer access shared disks and folders on the network.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

In article ,
krouse wrote:
I am trying to set up file-sharing between 3 computers over a wireless
network usng a Belkin 802.11g wireless router, desktop card, and 2 notebook
cards. I was able to set up the desktop & one notebook with no trouble, and
each was assigned a unique IP address, which I entered in Norton Internet
Security under allowed IP addresses so that they can both join the network.

Problems began when I installed a wireless notebook card in a 2nd computer.
Many things went haywire, but recurrently I noticed that the notebook was
getting the same IP address (192.168.2.2) as the desktop and a conflict error
msg kept coming up. At times the desktop was able to communicate with one
notebook over the network, and other times the 2 notebooks were able to
communicate with each other. The IP address of the router (wireless access
point?) is 192.168.2.1. We uninstalled and reinstalled the Belkin wireless
activity s/w several times on all computers and removed and re-added "client
for ms networks" as well.

Please tell me how to solve this problem of 2 computers getting the same IP
address. I think that is the first step here.

1. Make sure that the Belkin router's pool of DHCP addresses contains
at least three addresses.

2. Configure the wireless network connection on each computer to
obtain an IP address automatically. Don't assign it manually.

3. Disable all of the wireless connections, which will cause them to
release their IP addresses.

4. Enable all of the wireless connections, which will make them lease
new IP addresses.

"Client for Microsoft Networks" has nothing to do with IP addressing.
It lets a computer access shared disks and folders on the network.

Steve, could you please explain (1)? I don't know how to do that. The
Belkin router uses a wireless utility program featuring various tabs with
different options, but nowhere do I see something about DHCP addresses. Do I
have to manually type in the addresses which should be given? What is the
difference between IP and DHCP addresses? I think that Belkin just does all
this automatically anyway. I have always had the option ticked for assigning
IP addresses automatically.

Here's how to check the Belkin router's DHCP address pool:

1. Connect to the router's web server at http://192.168.2.1
2. Click Login, enter the password (if any), and click Submit.
3. Under "LAN Setup", click "LAN Settings".
4. Look at the starting and ending addresses for the IP pool. On my
router, they're set to 101 and 150.
5. If necessary, change them and then click "Apply Changes".

Each device (router, computer, etc) on a network needs an IP address.
DHCP is a way to assign IP addresses automatically.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

In article ,
krouse wrote:
I am trying to set up file-sharing between 3 computers over a wireless
network usng a Belkin 802.11g wireless router, desktop card, and 2 notebook
cards. I was able to set up the desktop & one notebook with no trouble, and
each was assigned a unique IP address, which I entered in Norton Internet
Security under allowed IP addresses so that they can both join the network.

Problems began when I installed a wireless notebook card in a 2nd computer.
Many things went haywire, but recurrently I noticed that the notebook was
getting the same IP address (192.168.2.2) as the desktop and a conflict error
msg kept coming up. At times the desktop was able to communicate with one
notebook over the network, and other times the 2 notebooks were able to
communicate with each other. The IP address of the router (wireless access
point?) is 192.168.2.1. We uninstalled and reinstalled the Belkin wireless
activity s/w several times on all computers and removed and re-added "client
for ms networks" as well.

Please tell me how to solve this problem of 2 computers getting the same IP
address. I think that is the first step here.

1. Make sure that the Belkin router's pool of DHCP addresses contains
at least three addresses.

2. Configure the wireless network connection on each computer to
obtain an IP address automatically. Don't assign it manually.

3. Disable all of the wireless connections, which will cause them to
release their IP addresses.

4. Enable all of the wireless connections, which will make them lease
new IP addresses.

"Client for Microsoft Networks" has nothing to do with IP addressing.
It lets a computer access shared disks and folders on the network.

Steve, could you please explain (1)? I don't know how to do that. The
Belkin router uses a wireless utility program featuring various tabs with
different options, but nowhere do I see something about DHCP addresses. Do I
have to manually type in the addresses which should be given? What is the
difference between IP and DHCP addresses? I think that Belkin just does all
this automatically anyway. I have always had the option ticked for assigning
IP addresses automatically.

Here's how to check the Belkin router's DHCP address pool:

1. Connect to the router's web server at http://192.168.2.1
2. Click Login, enter the password (if any), and click Submit.
3. Under "LAN Setup", click "LAN Settings".
4. Look at the starting and ending addresses for the IP pool. On my
router, they're set to 101 and 150.
5. If necessary, change them and then click "Apply Changes".

Each device (router, computer, etc) on a network needs an IP address.
DHCP is a way to assign IP addresses automatically.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

I am unable to get to the router's web server - I don't know why. The router
is turned on and my PC has an IP address of 192.168.2.2, showing the default
gateway at 2.1. But when I type that address in the browser, it just gives
me "page cannot be displayed." I had tried this before. What could be the
problem here? Should I uninstall and reinstall the router software and
drivers? Please advise.

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

In article ,
krouse wrote:
I am trying to set up file-sharing between 3 computers over a wireless
network usng a Belkin 802.11g wireless router, desktop card, and 2 notebook
cards. I was able to set up the desktop & one notebook with no trouble, and
each was assigned a unique IP address, which I entered in Norton Internet
Security under allowed IP addresses so that they can both join the network.

Problems began when I installed a wireless notebook card in a 2nd computer.
Many things went haywire, but recurrently I noticed that the notebook was
getting the same IP address (192.168.2.2) as the desktop and a conflict error
msg kept coming up. At times the desktop was able to communicate with one
notebook over the network, and other times the 2 notebooks were able to
communicate with each other. The IP address of the router (wireless access
point?) is 192.168.2.1. We uninstalled and reinstalled the Belkin wireless
activity s/w several times on all computers and removed and re-added "client
for ms networks" as well.

Please tell me how to solve this problem of 2 computers getting the same IP
address. I think that is the first step here.

1. Make sure that the Belkin router's pool of DHCP addresses contains
at least three addresses.

2. Configure the wireless network connection on each computer to
obtain an IP address automatically. Don't assign it manually.

3. Disable all of the wireless connections, which will cause them to
release their IP addresses.

4. Enable all of the wireless connections, which will make them lease
new IP addresses.

"Client for Microsoft Networks" has nothing to do with IP addressing.
It lets a computer access shared disks and folders on the network.

Steve, could you please explain (1)? I don't know how to do that. The
Belkin router uses a wireless utility program featuring various tabs with
different options, but nowhere do I see something about DHCP addresses. Do I
have to manually type in the addresses which should be given? What is the
difference between IP and DHCP addresses? I think that Belkin just does all
this automatically anyway. I have always had the option ticked for assigning
IP addresses automatically.

Here's how to check the Belkin router's DHCP address pool:

1. Connect to the router's web server at http://192.168.2.1
2. Click Login, enter the password (if any), and click Submit.
3. Under "LAN Setup", click "LAN Settings".
4. Look at the starting and ending addresses for the IP pool. On my
router, they're set to 101 and 150.
5. If necessary, change them and then click "Apply Changes".

Each device (router, computer, etc) on a network needs an IP address.
DHCP is a way to assign IP addresses automatically.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

I am unable to get to the router's web server - I don't know why. The router
is turned on and my PC has an IP address of 192.168.2.2, showing the default
gateway at 2.1. But when I type that address in the browser, it just gives
me "page cannot be displayed." I had tried this before. What could be the
problem here? Should I uninstall and reinstall the router software and
drivers? Please advise.

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

In article ,
krouse wrote:
I am trying to set up file-sharing between 3 computers over a wireless
network usng a Belkin 802.11g wireless router, desktop card, and 2 notebook
cards. I was able to set up the desktop & one notebook with no trouble, and
each was assigned a unique IP address, which I entered in Norton Internet
Security under allowed IP addresses so that they can both join the network.

Problems began when I installed a wireless notebook card in a 2nd computer.
Many things went haywire, but recurrently I noticed that the notebook was
getting the same IP address (192.168.2.2) as the desktop and a conflict error
msg kept coming up. At times the desktop was able to communicate with one
notebook over the network, and other times the 2 notebooks were able to
communicate with each other. The IP address of the router (wireless access
point?) is 192.168.2.1. We uninstalled and reinstalled the Belkin wireless
activity s/w several times on all computers and removed and re-added "client
for ms networks" as well.

Please tell me how to solve this problem of 2 computers getting the same IP
address. I think that is the first step here.

1. Make sure that the Belkin router's pool of DHCP addresses contains
at least three addresses.

2. Configure the wireless network connection on each computer to
obtain an IP address automatically. Don't assign it manually.

3. Disable all of the wireless connections, which will cause them to
release their IP addresses.

4. Enable all of the wireless connections, which will make them lease
new IP addresses.

"Client for Microsoft Networks" has nothing to do with IP addressing.
It lets a computer access shared disks and folders on the network.

Steve, could you please explain (1)? I don't know how to do that. The
Belkin router uses a wireless utility program featuring various tabs with
different options, but nowhere do I see something about DHCP addresses. Do I
have to manually type in the addresses which should be given? What is the
difference between IP and DHCP addresses? I think that Belkin just does all
this automatically anyway. I have always had the option ticked for assigning
IP addresses automatically.

Here's how to check the Belkin router's DHCP address pool:

1. Connect to the router's web server at http://192.168.2.1
2. Click Login, enter the password (if any), and click Submit.
3. Under "LAN Setup", click "LAN Settings".
4. Look at the starting and ending addresses for the IP pool. On my
router, they're set to 101 and 150.
5. If necessary, change them and then click "Apply Changes".

Each device (router, computer, etc) on a network needs an IP address.
DHCP is a way to assign IP addresses automatically.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm