Conflict

It started recently - every once a while a message pops up:
" The system has detected a conflict for IP address ( the address starts
with 192.) with the system having hardware address (00:OC: etc).
The interface has been disabled"
When I press OK everything works fine until it pops up again. Sometimes
frequently.
What is the cause and the cure?
Thanks
Mike A

The problem is that two computers on your network are using the same IP
address, which cannot be allowed. The cure is to find the other computer
with the same IP address and change it.

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"MikeA" wrote in message
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It started recently - every once a while a message pops up:
" The system has detected a conflict for IP address ( the address starts
with 192.) with the system having hardware address (00:OC: etc).
The interface has been disabled"
When I press OK everything works fine until it pops up again. Sometimes
frequently.
What is the cause and the cure?
Thanks
Mike A

Happens to me too, so here is my query... why does it suddenly not like that
our 2 computers run off the same router/modem setup? And doesn't the IP
address come for each one from the net? I certainly don't set it, so how can I
change it? Thanks for being patient.

Richard G. Harper wrote:
The problem is that two computers on your network are using the same IP
address, which cannot be allowed. The cure is to find the other computer
with the same IP address and change it.

If you're using a router, then set the PC's to find their IP from DHCP -
that will resolve conflicts.

Behind a router the IP address of the PC's is hidden from the internet - and
is usually in the range 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.255 (depending on the router).
The router supports the Internet-visible IP address.


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"Antrobus" wrote in message
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Happens to me too, so here is my query... why does it suddenly not like
that our 2 computers run off the same router/modem setup? And doesn't the
IP address come for each one from the net? I certainly don't set it, so
how can I change it? Thanks for being patient.

Richard G. Harper wrote:
The problem is that two computers on your network are using the same IP
address, which cannot be allowed. The cure is to find the other computer
with the same IP address and change it.

Many thanks. I may have it solved. I signed off using hibernate (keeping the
IP?), then my wife signed on with the other unit, then I signed back on and we
both got conflict messages. When I rebooted, winipcfg showed my IP bumped by 1
in the last place. Possible explanation?

Noel Paton wrote:
If you're using a router, then set the PC's to find their IP from DHCP -
that will resolve conflicts.

Behind a router the IP address of the PC's is hidden from the internet - and
is usually in the range 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.255 (depending on the router).
The router supports the Internet-visible IP address.

If you use hibernation, then you are logged off the network, and your IP
becomes available for other PC's. When you come out of hibernation, your PC
will attempt to reconnect using the same IP it had before - and this may no
longer be available, giving rise to a conflict.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

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"Antrobus" wrote in message
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Many thanks. I may have it solved. I signed off using hibernate (keeping
the IP?), then my wife signed on with the other unit, then I signed back
on and we both got conflict messages. When I rebooted, winipcfg showed my
IP bumped by 1 in the last place. Possible explanation?

Noel Paton wrote:
If you're using a router, then set the PC's to find their IP from DHCP -
that will resolve conflicts.

Behind a router the IP address of the PC's is hidden from the internet -
and is usually in the range 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.255 (depending on the
router).
The router supports the Internet-visible IP address.