IP address conflict

[Purple]

I'm getting an error warning "There is an IP address conflict with another system on the network" on my home PC. There's only my desk-top and my notebook on the network. My notebook is turned off so, no new software installed etc... Any ideas what the problem is?

 

[GeneralZod]

From a cmd prompt try

ipconfig

and note your IP address

then

ipconfig /release

followed by

ipconfig /renew

If that works try pinging the old address, if it responds you may have an interloper on your network. Is it WiFi?

 

[davidoco]

http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&q="There+is+an+IP+address+conflict+with+another+system+on+the+network"+&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

see first link in above google search

although the first thing I would do is right click on the network connection icon down beside your clock and click repair.

the second thing I would is at the command prompt under start, run type cmd press OK. then type in ipconfig /flushdns and press enter.

 

[PaddyBloggit]

Came across this with two laptops ... both using same IP address to access the net and they caused a conflict with each other.

Strange ... with only one machine on.

 

[eggerb]

Access your router interface and see what devices are attached. The URL to access the router will depend on the router. For the eircom shipped Netopia, the address is http://192.168.1.254 and http://192.168.1.1 for the UPC shipped Netgear. If you use the ipconfig command above the router address will be under default gateway.

 

[Towger]

if it responds you may have an interloper on your network. Is it WiFi?

My thoughts.... Although if someone was going to go to the trouble to setting a fixed IP address so they don't show up on the router's DHCP Server, why use a low numbered IP address which could conflict with other devices.