i dunno much about network setup, nor did i make any settings my self
My network settings in both computers are set using DHCP, is this ok?Oops, just assumed you used wireless.
Maybe just reboot your router and computers and the problem may just go away.
If the problem persists post some screen shots of your network settings and maybe we can help.
LOL(the ip shown on the attached pic is photoshoped for obvious reasons)
how do i refresh it?
Yes they are with separate cables but i have no clue whats setup in the routers settings nor do i know how to check!LOL
And now being serious: it means your router hasn't let the previous reservation go and will keep assigning the aforementioned IP to other device. Solution: refresh your DHCP setting in Network prefpane. Yes, it's OK your computers both use DHCP (if you had 100s of them, you'd use it too), however the question is if your router has the DHCP server functionality turned on.
Make sure your computers are set up to DHCP only (not DHCP with manual address). Check for DHCP server settings in your Zyxel. I assume both computers are connected using separate cables?
Yes they are with separate cables but i have no clue whats setup in the routers settings nor do i know how to check!
its a Zyxel prestige 660H-61What kind of router do you have?
Main screen, Advanced Setup, 2nd link from the top.zoran said:the LAN section i cant find
It means the situation is OK by now. Just make sure you set your DHCP pool to, say, 16 addresses (as if you wanted to connect 16 computers), so you will circumvent any router hiccups with the DHCP assignment that may happen. You can do it in the LAN section of the Advanced Setup.zoran said:ok i think i got it, in the DHCP table the ips of each computers are different
Its already set to 32Just make sure you set your DHCP pool to, say, 16 addresses (as if you wanted to connect 16 computers), so you will circumvent any router hiccups with the DHCP assignment that may happen. You can do it in the LAN section of the Advanced Setup.
System PReferences -> Network (make sure "Ethernet" on the left side of the pane is highlighted) -> Advanced -> TCP/IP -> Renew DHCP Lease".
Now as everybody knows the internal IP of your router is 192.168.1.1 (you don't need to worry - 99% of home networks in the world use the same IP range internally, the only IP you might be worried for, if overparanoid, would be the external IP), please do two screenshots: the one of the "LAN" section of your router setup, and the other of the DHCP table of your router (you will see them in the main menu after logging on to the router at http://192.168.1.1)
Apparently. It seems the computer #1 had been given the IP "X" and then was shut down, the computer #2 connected and acquired the same IP "X". Then, the computer #1 was turned on again and somehow first tried to connect with the same IP "X" it has been given previously instead of asking the router to get the IP "Y". It happens often enough for the operating systems to have an alert for this very situation.so what was the problem? the refreshing of the DCHP?
so all this wasn't anything strange but normal... right?Apparently. It seems the computer #1 had been given the IP "X" and then was shut down, the computer #2 connected and acquired the same IP "X". Then, the computer #1 was turned on again and somehow first tried to connect with the same IP "X" it has been given previously instead of asking the router to get the IP "Y". It happens often enough for the operating systems to have an alert for this very situation.
It happens. It happened to me a couple of times even though I use a genuine Airport Extreme base station, which - being an Apple product - should be better then non-Apple products, LOL. But stay cool, it can happen and there's nothing to worry about, especially since you have the most secure network of them all - a wired one.so all this wasn't anything strange but normal... right?