SYMPTOMS
When you trying to
set the IP address
on a network
adapter, you may
receive the
following error
message:
The IP address
XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
you have entered
for this network
adapter is
already assigned
to another
adapter
Name of adapter.
Name of
adapter is
hidden from the
network and
Dial-up
Connections
folder because
it is not
physically in
the computer or
is a legacy
adapter that is
not working. If
the same address
is assigned to
both adapters
and they become
active, only one
of them will use
this address.
This may result
in incorrect
system
configuration.
Do you want to
enter a
different IP
address for this
adapter in the
list of IP
addresses in the
advanced dialog
box?
Where
XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
is the IP address
that you are trying
to set and Name
of adapter is
the name of the
network adapter that
is present in the
registry but hidden
in Device Manager.If you click Yes, you see the TCP/IP properties where you can change the IP address to something different for the currently showing network adapter in Device Manager. If you click No, the IP address is assigned to the network adapter. Note that if you click No, the selected network adapter in Device Manager and the ghosted network adapter have the same IP address. In most cases, this does not cause any problems because the driver is disabled. CAUSE
A network adapter
with the same IP
address is in the
registry but is
hidden in Device
Manager. This can
occur when you move
a network card from
one PCI slot to
another PCI slot.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this
problem, uninstall
the ghosted network
adapter from the
registry using one
of the following
methods:
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