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| Thread ID: 55963 | 2005-03-23 21:03:00 | Conflict between IP Address & Machine address | theother1 (3573) | Press F1 |
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| 337297 | 2005-03-23 21:03:00 | Hello again, I have been trying to clean up the Win98SE machine & defrag etc for the previous 36 hours and have finally decided to run Scandisk to sort out any probs. Scandisk came back with the above problem (conflict). What should I do about it? Any takers? :badpc::badpc: |
theother1 (3573) | ||
| 337298 | 2005-03-23 21:12:00 | Hmm change the ip address under the LAN properties, to 192.168.0.2 or other, if this 98 PC is on a network. Dunno what u mean by machine address. Sounds like u gave it the same # as the main PC (192.168.0.1) or something. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 337299 | 2005-03-24 20:18:00 | Perhaps it wasn't the "machine address" but the computes address or something similar but it was the set of numbers & digits which show in groups of two **:**:**:**:** as apposed to the IP address which is like ***:***:**:** Anyway I don't have the alert in front of me now. Suffice to say that this is the same machine which I have been trying to network with my XP Laptop and since I started it has been causing me grief . pressf1.pcworld.co.nz Can't run scandisk to its conclusion, can't finish defraging. The machine just locks up and I have to reboot it to get anywhere. Mrs Theother1 also is hassling me as she needs to work on the thing. :badpc: Happy Easter Rob |
theother1 (3573) | ||
| 337300 | 2005-03-24 20:42:00 | Perhaps it wasn't the "machine address" but the computes address or something similar but it was the set of numbers & digits which show in groups of two **:**:**:**:** as apposed to the IP address which is like ***:***:**:** The number to which you are referring is a MAC address (Media Access Control), and is unique to every network device in the world. No two machines should have the same MAC address from the factory, and one cannot change them easily - so if that's the case, send the thing back :D |
Growly (6) | ||
| 337301 | 2005-03-25 04:25:00 | I was thinking more along the lines about throwing it down the stairs. Unfortunately, it is about 7 years old so the option of sending it back to the factory is closed. These problems have only started to occur since I started trying to network it with the other one so I reckon I have done something wrong. :badpc: |
theother1 (3573) | ||
| 337302 | 2005-03-25 09:57:00 | Have a look at these two pages . homepage.ntlworld.com www.tech-faq.com hth |
johnboy (217) | ||
| 337303 | 2005-03-25 10:37:00 | Thanks guys, butI am not sure that I want to change my MAC address. Do I? rob |
theother1 (3573) | ||
| 337304 | 2005-03-25 11:05:00 | mayby its geting late but whats scandisk got to do with IP or MAC address?? can you copy the exact message scandisk is giving you. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 337305 | 2005-03-26 00:02:00 | mayby its geting late but whats scandisk got to do with IP or MAC address?? can you copy the exact message scandisk is giving you. Tweak'e, Thanks but there was no real problem with scandisk except that I have been trying to defrag this machine (which would not complete) so I ran scandisk and that locked up also. This machine is full of little idiosyncracies which all just go to add to the charm of it. As it happens I managed to get scandisk to complete. My next task is to Defrag (overnight tonight). As far as the networking goes when I change the IP address to 192:168:0:2 the machine suddenly finds the wireless network but I lose the internet connection.!!!!!!!!!!!!:badpc: |
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