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Self-assigned IP address

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Mar 15, 20266464 views

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I sometimes have problems dropping IP addresses after changing networks and get stuck with a self-assigned IP that I cannot drop by hitting the renew "DHCP Lease" button on my Mac OS X.5 Leopard. The only work around is to manually give myself a "good" IP, shut down my computer, then boot up and sw…

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Somtimes issues like these can arise from malformed network preferences. Try deleting (or just moving/renaming) these files:

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Self-assigned IP address

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