Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic networking Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [mod]marshmellowman[/mod] at 6:04 am on Jan. 2, 2009[quote]You must have static IPs set up, and both computers are trying to connect with the same IP, which cannot be done. You'll have to edit the network settings for the connection and change the IP for one of the computers (just increase the value of the number on the end by 1 or something). Alternatively you can set up DHCP to automatically give out IP addresses and then you won't have to worry about that. You can find out how to do that in the manual of your router. If you can't find it or have lost it I have included links below to the most common manufacturers. [b]Router manufacturer download pages[/b] (for software/drivers/manuals) - D-Link ([url=http://www.dlink.com/redirectorSupport.asp?supportLink=downloads]North America[/url] and [url=ftp://ftp.dlink.co.uk/]UK[/url]) - Netgear ([url=http://kbserver.netgear.com/downloads_support.asp]Worldwide[/url] and [url=http://netgear.co.uk/product_support.php]UK[/url]) - Linksys ([url=http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_CASupport_C1&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1166859677851&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper&lid=7785198983H10]Worldwide[/url]) - Belkin ([url=http://www.belkin.com/support/]USA[/url] and [url=http://www.belkin.com/uk/support/]UK[/url]) [/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post readyone3212 Posted at 5:51 pm on Dec. 31, 2008 I have two Home XP systems sharing a router. We both run the same e-mail address and have for the past six months. The problem that appears now is we both get a Windows System Error that says IP Address Conflict in a balloon in the tool bar. Does anyone know of a way to get rid of the balloons.

Replies marshmellowman Posted at 6:04 am on Jan. 2, 2009 You must have static IPs set up, and both computers are trying to connect with the same IP, which cannot be done. You'll have to edit the network settings for the connection and change the IP for one of the computers (just increase the value of the number on the end by 1 or something). Alternatively you can set up DHCP to automatically give out IP addresses and then you won't have to worry about that. You can find out how to do that in the manual of your router. If you can't find it or have lost it I have included links below to the most common manufacturers. Router manufacturer download pages (for software/drivers/manuals) - D-Link (North America and UK) - Netgear (Worldwide and UK) - Linksys (Worldwide) - Belkin (USA and UK) XTCofGOLD Posted at 5:54 pm on Dec. 31, 2008 call the geek squad lolz nickstopfive Posted at 5:54 pm on Dec. 31, 2008 ur router is configged badly All 3 previous replies displayed.