There is anther an ip address conflict on your system ........?????

each time i start my pc i have this message what does it mean

There is anther an ip address conflict on your system ........?????
This means that there is another device on your network that is using the same IP address that your system is using. Each device on your network needs to have a unique address.





Your router acts as a DHCP server which is a device on your network that distributes these unique IP addresses automatically from a pre-defined pool of IP addresses that it holds in it's configuration file. It distributes these IP addresses to other network devices when they log in. That is, if the device logging in is configured to do so. If you were to look at the properties of your network connection's IP settings, it should be set to obtain an IP address automatically. This way, when you log in your computer will ask your router for an IP address that is not being used by any other devices on the network. The router keeps track of all the IP addresses on your network and remembers which ones it has passed out and which ones are free.





Now, If you have any devices on your network that are configured with a specific (also called a static) IP address, That is to say, instead of getting the IP address automatically from the router, you manually assign the IP address to the device and don't ask the router for one. This could create a problem on the network unless you tell the router to exclude this IP address from it's pool of addresses that it is passing out. If you don't tell the router not to pass out a particular IP address it has no way of knowing that that particular address has already been assigned to another device and therefore could very well pass that IP address out thus creating a conflict.





I realize that this sounds kind of "techie" but I tried to make it as simple to understand as I could.





I hope this helps,





Captain Computer
Reply:this means that another system has the same ip address as yours. If your PC is set to obtain IP address automatically then goto Start%26gt;Run%26gt;Cmd


type ipconfig/release followed by ipconfig/renew to get a new IP





else if your system has static IP then ask your admin to change it for you or if its a home network you can change it yourself y selecting the appropriate LAN connection and change it fro tcp/ip properties.





your network layout can help me to answer it in a better manner.
Reply:The IP address is your computers actual address on the internet. Since this conflict appears when you boot up I would assume you likely are connected thru other devices that retain the IP address when they are set. Try rebooting the computer as well as modem, routers etc at the same time allowing a full minute at least of being powered down. Reboot the devices in the order they occur from the net to the computer. (modem-router-computer). In most cases this will correct the conflict.
Reply:It means that the IP address you are using is in use by another machine. You should be able to get the MAC address of the machine in question from the Event Viewer. If you've been assigned your IP by a sysadmin/IT department, contact them. Otherwise, try changing your IP.
Reply:This means another computer on your network has the ip you are using. go to start, run, type cmd, when it opens type ipconfig /release, that after it is done type ipconfig /renew. this should fix the problem. PS: you can also just restart your router.