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Windows 2000 IP Conflict

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by claire.hanna

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Every time i change my ip address to any free number the following error message appears. "the system detected an address conflict for ip address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx witht eh system having network hardware address xxxxxxxx. network operations on this system may be disrupted as a result. I have checked the mac address in my event viewer anc cant find a match on any other pc.

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by parbo

Do you have a DHCP server on your network? If so is there a reservation for the Addresses that you are trying to use?

by claire.hanna

i found that the dhcp service was configured to automatically run so i just disable it and it let me use my ip address

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