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Apple TV will not let me add to wireless network, IP stuck

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cowbellallen

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I've restored my AppleTV via iTunes 4 times now, and it's still bugged.

It keeps getting assigned an IP address even though it's not plugged into a network, and it won't let me add it to a wireless network.

Is there anything left I can do to try and get it running?
 
That is a self assigned address. That means that the Apple TV is not able to talk to any DHCP server to obtain an address. It also commonly means that it is not connected to any network. Is it connected via Ethernet or wireless?
 
Intell said:
That is a self assigned address. That means that the Apple TV is not able to talk to any DHCP server to obtain an address. It also commonly means that it is not connected to any network. Is it connected via Ethernet or wireless?
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It's not connected to anything. No ethernet cable is plugged in, and it will not let me add it to a wireless network.

If I do plug an ethernet cable in, nothing happens.
 
cowbellallen said:
It keeps getting assigned an IP address even though it's not plugged into a network, and it won't let me add it to a wireless network.
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What do you mean by it won't let you add it to a wireless network? Can you see the wireless network? If so, what happens when you try to authenticate to it?

Edit: I'm assuming you have DHCP running on the network and no MAC filtering.

Edit2: I'm also assuming you have enough IP addresses in the pool to add another system.
 
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