IP CONIG - dads

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\log on>ipconfig/all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Acer-Aspire3610
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Eth
ernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0A-E4-ED-DD-D8
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR5005G Wireless Network Ada
pter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-A4-5B-63-96
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.4
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 11 October 2006 20:46:13
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 11 October 2006 21:46:13
C:\Documents and Settings\log on>


funnily enough mine isn't online at the mo
I'm jut going to reboot the router try and get online on mine and post my IP config

Mine!

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\James>cd\
C:\>ipconfig/all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Acer-Aspire2410
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Eth
ernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0A-E4-E9-89-7D
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Belkin 802.11g Wireless Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-50-8F-AA-94
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.4
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::211:50ff:fe8f:aa94%5
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 11 October 2006 21:47:20
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 11 October 2006 22:47:20
Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::ffff:ffff:fffd%6
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : C0-A8-01-04
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.4%2
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
C:\>

OK, I can see your problem. Both you and your dad have been assigned a duplicate IP address of 192.168.1.4. They are conflicting with each other. It may just be a simple setting on your router to allow a particular IP range for wireless devices has been set from 192.168.1.4 to 192.168.1.4.

One way which may resolve this issue is to do the following:

- Go to your Control Panel
- Double click on Network Connections
- Right click on Wireless Network Connection and go to Properties
- Click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click on Properties
- Change from Obtain an IP automatically to Use the following IP addr
- Type in 192.168.1.4 (for your PC), 192.168.1.5 (for dad).
- Subnet mask will be 255.255.255.0 (on both PC's)
- Gateway will be 192.168.1.1 (on both PC's)
- Also change Obtain DNS server automatically to Use the following DNS
- Preferred DNS Server should be 192.168.1.1 (on both PC's)
- Leave Alternate DNS blank.

just checked and both myself and my dad are on now my ip is 192.168.1.4
his is 192.168.1.2

and i think the router is set to assign IP's from 1-255

do you think assigning static IP's will solve the problem permanantly?

can i map network drives etc without assigning static IP's?

It will resolve your problem perminently. There is definately a DHCP problem with your router. You may have noticed whatever PC's was switched on first didn't have any problems. The PC's that was switched on second, would have been the PC with the problems, since the address had already been taken. Just remember that any new wireless device you add to your network will need to be configured in the same way. The last number can be anything from 2 to 254. 1 is your router. 255 is a broadcast address. You are much better off using static IP address's if your going to be mapping drives, since it will always have the same address and therefore will always know where to look!

ok thanks

i have set both for static IP's and my desktop - which i just got back static

i can't ping between them though

Windows Firewall is probably stopping ping requests.

Go to your Windows Firewall, and make sure File and Printer Sharing is checked in the Exceptions tab.