These conflicts often occur when the network is not using DHCP to automatically assign IP addresses, and two devices are manually assigned the same IP address.

If your computer has DHCP enabled, often rebooting the computer allowing it to get a new address assigned to it resolves the issue.

If you’re not sure if you’re using DHCP or a static IP address, either try to locate the computer or device using the IP address or manually change your IP address to something else. For example, if the address was 192.168.1.105 changing it to 192.168.1.112.

  • How do I change my IP address?
  • How to change the IP address of an Android phone or device.
  • How to find my IP address.
  • How to determine the IP address of a computer or website.
  • How to find the physical location of an IP address.
  • Network and network card help and support.
  • See the IP definition for further information about this term and related links.