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DaveC426913
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I have two laptops, a desktop and a Wii that have an internet connection via Wifi. One of the laptops keeps losing its IP.
The Wii has been unused for a while because I could not get it to connect. Following the instructions on Wii's Tech Support page, I've changed the IP to 8.8.8.8. It now works. (They do recommend that one does not use this long-term.)
(Here are similar iinstructions, though not the same error: http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/wfc/en_na/ds/results.jsp?error_code=220602&system=Wii&locale=en)
Since that happened, the laptop frequently drops its IP (or whatever computers do to IPs) and it can no longer connect when woken up. It throws a "cannot connect to internet while media is disconnected" error or something like that (I'll get the actual text next time it happens).
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So I do a
ipconfig / release
ipconfig /renew
And the lappie works again. Until the next time. (I'm going to guess after the next time the Wii is used.)
I'm about 70% certain that the problem is the Wii and the lappie colliding over IP addresses.
Laptop is of paramount concern. How do I fix it so it has a permanent connection (ideally, without actually disabling the Wii.)
The Wii has been unused for a while because I could not get it to connect. Following the instructions on Wii's Tech Support page, I've changed the IP to 8.8.8.8. It now works. (They do recommend that one does not use this long-term.)
(Here are similar iinstructions, though not the same error: http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/wfc/en_na/ds/results.jsp?error_code=220602&system=Wii&locale=en)
Since that happened, the laptop frequently drops its IP (or whatever computers do to IPs) and it can no longer connect when woken up. It throws a "cannot connect to internet while media is disconnected" error or something like that (I'll get the actual text next time it happens).
.
So I do a
ipconfig / release
ipconfig /renew
And the lappie works again. Until the next time. (I'm going to guess after the next time the Wii is used.)
I'm about 70% certain that the problem is the Wii and the lappie colliding over IP addresses.
Laptop is of paramount concern. How do I fix it so it has a permanent connection (ideally, without actually disabling the Wii.)