Why does ip address say preferred

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Choose where you want to search below Search Search the Community. Search the community and support articles Windows Windows 7 Search Community member. I have a usb dongle to access the internet and a local area network connection to access the local resources, but i am facing a problem a problem that other computers doesn't communicate probably with my machine on the same LAN!

After removing the dongle and restarting my machine it is working fine. This thread is locked. Community Forum Software by IP. Sign In Create Account. Javascript Disabled Detected You currently have javascript disabled.

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Stop highlighting! Questions are to be asked, it helps you, me and others. Knowledge is power, only when its shared to others. Everything in windows is set to automatic dhcp and automatic ip addresses.

Oh and I'll start reading the link you provided. Edited by technonymous, 07 June - PM. I keep reading about cloning Mac address but I'm not sure I am grasping the concept. What I think I understand is every computer has a Mac address and it is used to determine the ip address. If you go in router settings? Is that it? I'm probably overthinking this Does the router have a mac address different from the computer?

So, a modem has a Mac address too? Which mac address am I using Not sure what nic My current situation is I am. In Portforward. I did try click the box for IPv4 properties to make it obtain the settings automatically but it didn't work.

When i look at my connection details in cmd. I see IPv4 and my ip address that i made for it. Next to it, it says " Preferred " I tried restarting my connection, but nothing works. My question is, does this have any effect on my connections? With the internet, Laptop, or other devices??

Go to Solution. It should be fine. The results stated, you have to make a static IP Address for Port Forwarding, you'd use the settings above. IPv4 Address.

If you change these on your computer to make them static, then restart the computer and cannot connect, then tell it to allow the DNS servers to be automatic assigned by your ISP and just give the static IP Address.

I have my firewall turned off in my wireless router and use the Windows Firewall. I suggest a new SSID to make connecting easier. View solution in original post.

Since the internet has become more popular, the introduction to IPv6 has been introduced. Not all wireless routers, especially the older ones are not IPv6 compatible, so a new router would be needed. IPv6 Test your IPv6. Go to Network and sharing center, click on your connection, properties. Have your settings match mine.