3G with a IP conflict error

[Sl33py]

Hi
Sometime when this customer connects with her 3G USB stick she gets a IP Conflict error.
She uses it on her laptop and is not connected to any network Below are two of the error messages
I got out of event viewer.

Log Name: System
Source: Tcpip
Date: 2010/05/17 03:25:00 PM
Event ID: 4199
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: WinVistaUser-PC
Description:
The system detected an address conflict for IP address 196.208.233.242 with the system having network hardware address 02-50-F3-00-00-00. Network operations on this system may be disrupted as a result.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Tcpip" />
<EventID Qualifiers="49152">4199</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-05-17T13:25:00.695Z" />
<EventRecordID>182362</EventRecordID>
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>WinVistaUser-PC</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>
</Data>
<Data>196.208.233.242</Data>
<Data>02-50-F3-00-00-00</Data>
<Binary>0000000003002C0000000000671000C0020000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000</Binary>
</EventData>
</Event>

And

Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Dhcp-Client
Date: 2010/05/17 03:25:02 PM
Event ID: 1005
Task Category: None
Level: Warning
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: WinVistaUser-PC
Description:
Your computer has detected that the IP address 196.208.212.135 for the Network Card with network address 00A0C6000000 is already in use on the network. Your computer will automatically attempt to obtain a different address.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Dhcp-Client" Guid="{15A7A4F8-0072-4EAB-ABAD-F98A4D666AED}" EventSourceName="Dhcp" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">1005</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>3</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-05-17T13:25:02.000Z" />
<EventRecordID>182363</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>WinVistaUser-PC</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>196.208.212.135</Data>
<Data>00A0C6000000</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

After this happens she cant connect to the internet and you have to restart the PC or unplug everything and start over Any ideas?

 

[stevovo]

I am also very curious as to the cause of this problem!

For years I've been blaming vodacom, thinking that perhaps they've assigned a duplicate address by mistake.

 

[Sl33py]

The plot thickens..... lol

 

[Driad]

What does your 'ipconfig /all' output show after you connect the 3G adapter and get the error above? Could you please paste it over here?

 

[stevovo]

The plot thickens..... lol

Indeed... <cue eerie music>

 

[Sl33py]

What does your 'ipconfig /all' output show after you connect the 3G adapter and get the error above? Could you please paste it over here?

I will have to ask the client to do that as the laptop is not with me, will post as soon as I recieve it

 

[Sl33py]

The ZTE adapter is her 3G if I remember correctly

 

[Sl33py]

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[Driad]

Sorry, I'm unable to see the picture because the firewall at work is blocking it. Will check later tonight, sorry.