How to fix an IP address conflict | 5 best ways to fix IP address conflict | (Fast & Easy Fix)

➤  When IP address conflict occurs?

IP address conflict occurs when two or more computer or devices have same IP address in a network. When IP address conflict occurs both devices don't be able to connect with network resources and perform network operations. 
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➤  How to fix an IP address conflict?

🔶      When you get IP address conflict message restart your PC. In most cases this fixes the problem.

🔶      Each local host must assign with unique IP address. Release or renew your IP address if your PC has dynamically assigned address. To release or renew IP address fellow the steps below.

➧   Click on start>> search >> command prompt. Alternatively press window key + R and type CMD and press Ok.

➧   In command prompt type "ipconfig/release" to release your IP addresses.

➧   Command prompt show several results depend on how many adapters are installed in your PC. For Ethernet ports it show Ethernet adapters and for wireless card adapters it show wireless Lan adapter WIFI.

➧   If your PC is setup with a static IP address then you get an operation failed message.

➧   After releasing your IP address enter "ipconfig/renew" to renew your IP address.

This method fix your IP address conflict and your new IP address will show next to IPV4 address.
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🔶      DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) automatically provide IP address and these IP change overtime but static IP address doesn't change. If you defined static IP address for a network so when you run DHCP network duplicate IP Address conflict may occur. Here are solutions to fix duplicate IP address conflict.

➧   Open control panel and click on network and sharing centre. Click on change adapter settings.

➧   It shows different network adapters right click on the network adapter which is currently used for internet and select properties.

➧   Click on "internet protocol version 4(TCP/IPV4)" and when it is highlighted then click on properties button.

➧   Here you can pick IP address for static IP address from DHCP server because it knows which address is taken and which is free. Through this you can avoid duplicate IP address conflict.
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🔶      Restart your wireless router. A quick reboot fix software glitches and fix IP address conflict also.

🔶      Update your router firmware. Sometime DHCP server assign different PC same IP address. Updating your firmware help you to avoid duplicate IP address conflict.

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