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Kali

(55,013 posts) Sat Nov 3, 2012, 10:01 PM Nov 2012

a couple of messages that have started showing up lately

running W7 on a wireless modem, security essentials, (gosh, I haven't had any problems in a while - I forgot what all you like to know up front )

I keep getting these two pop up messages:

it SEEMS like they show up after the computer has gone into dormancy but I am not 100% in fact, I won;t swear they both show up together every time, but certainly they are often both there - they don't seem to have any effect and I usually just close them, but what/why are they there?

any advice?

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a couple of messages that have started showing up lately (Original Post) Kali Nov 2012 OP

do you have a homegroup set up? Soylent Brice Nov 2012 #1

I don't think so. Kali Nov 2012 #3

This is a problem with Win 7 hobbit709 Nov 2012 #2

how do I do that? Kali Nov 2012 #4

Soylent Brice

(8,308 posts)

1. do you have a homegroup set up?

Reply to Kali (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 09:30 AM

Nov 2012

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-networking/windows-has-detected-an-ip-address-conflict/c6e0c130-e1b3-483f-b129-252b1bdc22f6

Kali

(55,013 posts)

3. I don't think so.

Reply to Soylent Brice (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 5, 2012, 06:51 PM

Nov 2012

since I don't even know what that is

this is the only computer on line here

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

2. This is a problem with Win 7

Reply to Kali (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 11:42 AM

Nov 2012

When it goes into idle or sleep mode it disables the network connection. When it wakes up it tries to reconnect with a new IP from the router, then it argues with itself.
Easiest work around is to reset your modem/roter.

Kali

(55,013 posts)

4. how do I do that?

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 5, 2012, 06:52 PM

Nov 2012

I don't have a router, modem is a usb device from verizon that uses cell signal.

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