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IP COnfiguration Window - what does it mean?
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Nov 13, 2007, 10:27 AM
 
A window pops up from time to time with an exclamation point
saying:
IP CONFIGURATION
192.168.1.100 in use by a bunch of numbers, then it lists the DHCP Server
     
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Nov 13, 2007, 10:36 AM
 
What application shows that?

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Nov 13, 2007, 10:42 AM
 
Originally Posted by tambonics View Post
A window pops up from time to time with an exclamation point
saying:
IP CONFIGURATION
192.168.1.100 in use by a bunch of numbers, then it lists the DHCP Server
It means that you have two computers on your network with the same IP address. Are you choosing an address manually, or is it set to use DHCP? (You can find out in the Network pane of System Preferences.)

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