Windows error

[Skoal]

I keep getting this windows error that has something to do with IP conflict. It doesn't have a number and when I click on it, it goes away. Something along the the lines of another IP is conflicting or something. I have a crappy memory so I don't remember what it says exactly. Any idea what this is?

[Mhurron]

Re: Windows error

Exactly what it sounds like, it thinks 2 systems are sharing the same IP.

[Skoal]

Re: Windows error

Well I have a router and my wife's comp is wired to that. If 2 systems are sharing an IP address, could this be bad?

[Raydeus]

Re: Windows error

If 2 systems are sharing an IP address, could this be bad?

It seems the POL server does think that. But it has to be a problem with the router since a lot of people play using the same connection and don't have issues with it.

[Aksannyi]

Re: Windows error

It seems the POL server does think that. But it has to be a problem with the router since a lot of people play using the same connection and don't have issues with it.

Agreed, try a direct connect and see if that fixes the problem?

[Skoal]

Re: Windows error

This has nothing to do with POL or FFXI. Its a Windows error.

[Mhurron]

Re: Windows error

Well I have a router and my wife's comp is wired to that. If 2 systems are sharing an IP address, could this be bad?

IP addresses must be unique or it doesn't work. So yes, that's bad.

You would have to start by finding what the current IPs are. Your router probably keeps a DHCP client table, look at that. Also from a command prompt ipconfig will show you what that systems IP's currently are, so you'd have to check them was well.

[Raydeus]

Re: Windows error

This has nothing to do with POL or FFXI. Its a Windows error.

Ah ok, then just a problem with the router comes to mind. o.O


Edit > What Mhurron said.

[Skoal]

Re: Windows error

When I try to run ipconfig it flashes the data then closes.

[Mhurron]

Re: Windows error

You have to open a command prompt first.

Start > Run > CMD

Type ipconfig there.

[Skoal]

Re: Windows error

You have to open a command prompt first.

Start > Run > CMD

Type ipconfig there.

Ah. I was just typing it in the Run.

Now once I do this, what do I need to be looking for? I know what my IP address is now but how do I know if another comp is using it? Everything works fine, this error message pops up now and again. This happened on my work comp but I never really did anything about it.

[Mhurron]

Re: Windows error

Ah. I was just typing it in the Run.
Now once I do this, what do I need to be looking for? I know what my IP address is now but how do I know if another comp is using it? Everything works fine, this error message pops up now and again. This happened on my work comp but I never really did anything about it.

You find out what IP's other machines on your local network are using.