Situation: as usual you want to go online, but on the network connection status icon there is an exclamation mark indicating that there is no connection. Clicking on it, you will see a window with the message "Windows IP address conflict detected." In some cases, such an error does not appear, instead, with each attempt to enter the site, the well-known “404 Not found” appears in the browser. What to do in this situation? A considerable number of users are facing this problem. Fortunately, this situation is solved quickly and easily. In this article we will take a closer look at what to do if an IP address conflict is detected in Windows. Let's figure it out. Go!
Users may occasionally encounter the "Windows IP Address Conflict Detected" error, but this problem is easily solved.
A similar error occurs when the IP address of a user repeats an already active one. At the same time there is an interesting moment - of these two users with the same IP access to the Internet gets the one who first connected. From all this we can conclude that the problem can be solved by changing your IP, of course, given the range of addresses of the local network.
We now turn directly to the correction of the error. The whole process is the same for all versions of the Windows operating system. Therefore, it makes no difference whether you are using the old XP or the new 10. So, right-click on the connection status icon, which is located on the right side of the taskbar. Go to the Network and Sharing Center. In the window that appears, click on the “Changing Adapter Parameters” section located in the menu on the left. Then click the right mouse button on the existing connection. If there are several, select the current one. In the window that opens, click "Properties", and then click "Details". Pay attention to the line "IPv4 Address". It is this value that needs to be changed.
Before you begin to do something, please note that making such changes is only on a home computer. If you have such a problem at work, simply contact your system administrator.
Close the details window and click on the "Properties" button. Confirm the execution with administrator rights by clicking on the "Yes" button. Once in the properties of Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP / IPv4), go to the item with the address. You can set it manually by changing the numbers yourself. Please note that you can only change the last number. It is advisable to specify the numbers starting from 100 and ending with 254. If your provider supports dynamic addressing, you can simply check the “Obtain an IP address automatically” option. In this case, you do not need to register anything, the provider will do everything himself. Regardless of which option you choose, do not forget to click on the “OK” button to confirm the changes made to the network settings. Is done. You can again freely go online.
If you have a Wi-Fi router installed at home, you may need to set similar parameters on the router itself. To do this, enter 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 in the address bar of the browser and press the Enter key. Enter your username and password to enter the menu. The default username and password is “admin”. If you want to receive IP automatically, go to the section "DHCP" and go to the subsection "DHCP Settings". Check the “Enable” state. Below is the range of addresses. Having finished the configuration, click the “Save” button and close the router menu.
Now you will know what to do if the error message “IP address conflict detected” appears on your computer. As you can see, this problem is solved very simply and quickly. Write in the comments if this article was useful for you, share with other users your experience correcting this error and ask any questions you may have about the topic considered.