Change the protection mode of your computer in the network.

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  1. needforspeed

    needforspeed Registered Member

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    Sometimes when I connect to the internet with the laptop. The "Change the protection mode" message comes up and it has an IP of 169.254.188.0? Where does this IP come from? Thanks. I have the version 5.
     
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  2. Marcos

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    It's the current IP address of your NIC.
     
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    How do I find the IP of the NIC on Windows 7?
     
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    From a command prompt:
    ipconfig /all
     
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  5. needforspeed

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    I think its meant to be 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0?
     
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