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[prr]

I have been getting this message for the last few weeks, every minute or so.

Windows--System Error
There is an IP address conflict with another system on the network

I read online how to handle it--you reset the IP from the command prompt, but this has happened continually, not just one or two times.

Is there a setting with the router (DIR-655) that I can tweak to eliminate this? I have updated the latest firmware about a week ago and the problem still continues.

I am running a desktop and a laptop from the router, both Windows XP.

[Cobra]

Have you tried reserving the IP's so that the computers always get the same IP from the router?

Setup > Network Setting > Add DHCP Reservation

[davevt31]

Try reserving the IP addresses for your desktop and laptop on the Setup>Network page of the router.  This will make the desktop gets its address everytime and the laptop get its own everytime.  If you still get that error you will have to check on your Status Page what addresses the Router is giving out and the machine it is giving it to.

[prr]

OK I can do that--that sounds good.
(1) Is there a given range for the IPs I select?

(2) And this will not interfere with any other wireless networking, will it, because I take the laptop to other places and connect to their networks as well.

[thecreator]

OK I can do that--that sounds good.
(1) Is there a given range for the IPs I select?

(2) And this will not interfere with any other wireless networking, will it, because I take the laptop to other places and connect to their networks as well.

Hi prr,

All computers that are hooked up to your Router, via Ethernet Cable or Wirelessly, should make sure that in the Properties for the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) attached to the Adapter of your Local Area Connection or Wireless Network Connection, that it doesn't have any IP Addresses assigned to it.

[prr]

Hi prr,

All computers that are hooked up to your Router, via Ethernet Cable or Wirelessly, should make sure that in the Properties for the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) attached to the Adapter of your Local Area Connection or Wireless Network Connection, that it doesn't have any IP Addresses assigned to it.

In neither properties dialog (for my laptop nor for the desktop), is teh TCPIP setting provided with and IP. For both computers, the setting is set to have the IP assigned automatically.

Now I gotta ask--were you, in a way, saying that I SHOULDN'T have the D-Link router assign specific IPs to these two computers? Or was this TCP-IP setting simply one more thing to check and make sure?

[thecreator]

In neither properties dialog (for my laptop nor for the desktop), is teh TCPIP setting provided with and IP. For both computers, the setting is set to have the IP assigned automatically.

Now I gotta ask--were you, in a way, saying that I SHOULDN'T have the D-Link router assign specific IPs to these two computers? Or was this TCP-IP setting simply one more thing to check and make sure?

Hi prr,

You originally stated:

I have been getting this message for the last few weeks, every minute or so.

Windows--System Error
There is an IP address conflict with another system on the network

What other devices are on the Network?

Are you monitoring your Network with Software like Network Magic?

You need this type of Software to find the problem.

[davevt31]

If you do a reservation for your systems there will be a less likely chance of getting a conflict.  If after doing the reservation you still see an IP conflict then more troubleshooting will be necessary.

[prr]

OK, I can insert the IP address in the reservation section.

(1) Do I just copy the PC mac address?
(2) what IP do I use? What range of numbers can I pick from?

[prr]

Hi prr,

You originally stated:

What other devices are on the Network?

Are you monitoring your Network with Software like Network Magic?

You need this type of Software to find the problem.

On the network (no software monitoring it at all), I have these two computers, the router, and a printer that is shared (which I can access wirelessly). FWIW, I also have the internet signal fed into another router, which is used to give me VOIP on the phone lines throughout the house.

[davevt31]

OK, I can insert the IP address in the reservation section.

(1) Do I just copy the PC mac address?
(2) what IP do I use? What range of numbers can I pick from?

The easiest way is to go to the Setup>Network Settings page.  At the very bottom you will see the machines that are getting an IP address from the Router.  Click the Reserve link next to your unit and it will fill the information out for you in the DHCP Reservation section.  Make sure the Enbale button is checked and then hit the save button that is in the DHCP Reservation box.  You will then see the information added to the Reservation List.

[thecreator]

On the network (no software monitoring it at all), I have these two computers, the router, and a printer that is shared (which I can access wirelessly). FWIW, I also have the internet signal fed into another router, which is used to give me VOIP on the phone lines throughout the house.

Hi prr,

Is the printer, a Wireless Printer, connected to the Router, wirelessly, or is the printer plugged into a Wireless Computer?

Did you create a Static IP Address on the Wireless Printer, when you first set up the Printer?

Did you have to create a Static IP Address for the VOIP Device, when you first installed it?

THe problem is that maybe you did and don't remember it, so when the Router assigns its Dynamic IP Addresses, you have a conflict, when it matches the Static IP Address on that device.

[prr]

The easiest way is to go to the Setup>Network Settings page.  At the very bottom you will see the machines that are getting an IP address from the Router.  Click the Reserve link next to your unit and it will fill the information out for you in the DHCP Reservation section.  Make sure the Enbale button is checked and then hit the save button that is in the DHCP Reservation box.  You will then see the information added to the Reservation List.

OK just did that. I'll see how that goes and report back. Thanks.

[prr]

Hi prr,

Is the printer, a Wireless Printer, connected to the Router, wirelessly, or is the printer plugged into a Wireless Computer?

Did you create a Static IP Address on the Wireless Printer, when you first set up the Printer?

Did you have to create a Static IP Address for the VOIP Device, when you first installed it?

THe problem is that maybe you did and don't remember it, so when the Router assigns its Dynamic IP Addresses, you have a conflict, when it matches the Static IP Address on that device.

The printer is wired, but shared, and connected to the desktop. Through the laptop, I connect to it via my wireless router (the DIR-655). I don't recall what I did to set up the VOIP (an old Linksys router).

I want to see if the reservation idea will take care of the problem first, though.

[prr]

The easiest way is to go to the Setup>Network Settings page.  At the very bottom you will see the machines that are getting an IP address from the Router.  Click the Reserve link next to your unit and it will fill the information out for you in the DHCP Reservation section.  Make sure the Enbale button is checked and then hit the save button that is in the DHCP Reservation box.  You will then see the information added to the Reservation List.

Do I need to do the same for the desktop--or just my laptop? I just did it for my laptop.