In a 3 pc home network all running XP SP2, one of the PCs comes up
with a message: IP conflict with another address on Network.
No so as far as I can tell. The router shows consistent parameters for
the required IP range and all PC's have the same installation
parameters. If not through the router, how do I find IP addresses to
locate this so called conflict and resolve it?
Thanks for the help.
New Guy
In simple terms:
That means the IP address it is trying to use is already being used by one of the
other two PCs. A common cause for this is when any or all of the PCs are shut down
and the IP isn't released. When the PC that failed to release the IP is rebooted, it
will have a conflict with any other PC that was re\assigned the same IP. Since the
PC that didn't release its IP wasn't booted yet, the DHCP server doesn't see that IP
as in use and assigns it to any other machine.
If you set the IP range in the router at 2-3 higher total IPs than the number of
PCs on the network, it will help prevent this from occurring. Once you set the range
higher, save the configuration and exit the routers web based configuration:
Shut down the machine(s).
Pull the power from the router.
Pull the power from the modem.
Wait approx 30 secs.
Apply power to the modem and wait for it to finish synchronizing with the cable.
Apply power to the router and wait for it to finish synchronizing with the modem.
Power up the machine(s).
The machine(s) should now be assigned a new IP from the router.
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