IP Address

I keep getting a message that another computer is using my IP address. We have 2 computers on our WIFI network and this message comes up when one or the other of us is working and the other starts to work..do I need to configure something?

Either set both to use DHCP or setup manual addresses for both of them - there most like is a mix of two, hence the conflict, or two manual ones set to the same address.

Also double-check the subnet masks, sometimes overlooked and can cause a conflict too.

Are you running a virtual machine on either of those computers. I think I have this issue every once in a while if I have to use internet through my Win XP virtual machine. I notice the error sometimes after I quit the virtual machine.

Not sure if that is the cause or merely a coincidence. It doesn't happen often enough for me to waste a lot of time trying to troubleshoot this.

Thanks

MBP17•David said:

Either set both to use DHCP or setup manual addresses for both of them - there most like is a mix of two, hence the conflict, or two manual ones set to the same address.

Also double-check the subnet masks, sometimes overlooked and can cause a conflict too.

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I'll check that I bet you've hit the nail on the head!

I just read my own message ... I really shouldn't touch the keyboard on Friday night ... lol

What I was trying to say is: "there, most likely, is a mix of two..." :Blushing: