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NIght hawk/Windows IP address conflicts
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NIght hawk/Windows IP address conflicts
I have a Windows 10 PC with a Night hawk wifi router. The pc is connected to the router via cable, all connections to other devices in my home are wifi. Windows 10 consistently pops up error messages stating I have duplicate ip addresses and device conflicts. I have checked the routers list of ip addresses and there are no duplicates. What do I need to do to elimiate these error messages?
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Re: NIght hawk/Windows IP address conflicts
> [...] Windows 10 consistently pops up error messages stating I have
> duplicate ip addresses and device conflicts. [...]
I'd tend to believe it. Does it mention any actual IP addresses?
> [...] I have checked the routers list of ip addresses and there are no
> duplicates. [...]
Are you talking about an Attached Devices report, or what?
> [...] What do I need to do to elimiate these error messages?
Eliminate the IP-address conflict(s)?
How is the Ethernet interface on the Windows system configured?
Hint: If it's not "Obtain an IP address automatically", then it probably
should be.
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Re: NIght hawk/Windows IP address conflicts
The error message does not mention any ip addresses. Its seems to be a stock Windows error message, no details.
I obtain a list of connected IP addresses through the night hawk router web interface. There are no duplicate IP addresses at all.
How do I make the config change you mention? I searched in google but instructions were incomplete and mostly inaccurate.
Thanks for the help
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Re: NIght hawk/Windows IP address conflicts
> I obtain a list of connected IP addresses through the night hawk
> router web interface. [...]
And the title there is...?
> [...] There are no duplicate IP addresses at all.
If your Windows system noticed that the IP address which it expected
to use was already in use, then it might complain, rather then set its
own address to some known-conficting address.
> How do I make the config change you mention? [...]
It's a Windows question -- not my specialty. I'd look at the
Properties of the Ethernet adapter. There should be innumerable
explanations on this new Inter-Web thing. It seems to get mentioned in
this Netgear KB article:
https://kb.netgear.com/000059634/
Look before you change anything.
For that particular disaster-recovery situation, setting static
parameters ("Use the following IP address", [...]) is required. What
you want is the clean-up afterward: "Note: Please remember to change
your PC back [...]". Assuming that that was your original problem
(which is not yet clear, but is still my guess).
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