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JSI Tip 4213. How do I troubleshoot events 4198 and 4199?


When the O/S detects a duplicate media access control (MAC) address, all network connectivity over TCP/IP to your computer will stop until the conflict is resolved and the computer is restarted. The System event log will contain one of the following:

   Event ID   : 4198
   Source     : TCP/IP
   Description: The system detected an address conflict for IP address
                x.x.x.x with the system having hardware address
                xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx the local interface is being disabled. 


   Event ID   : 4199
   Source     : TCP/IP
   Description: The system detected an address conflict for IP address
                x.x.x.x with the system having network hardware address
                xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx. Network operations on this system may
                be disrupted as a result.
This is either a rare manufacturing mistake or you made a mistake while using LAA.

To resolve the problem, you must locate the duplicate MAC address and either replace the NIC or fix your LAA setting:

1. Log on to a working TCP/IP client.

2. Open a CMD prompt and type ping x.x.x.x. You should get a response from the duplicate computer like:

      Pinging x.x.x.x with 32 bytes of data:

      Reply from x.x.x.x: bytes=32 time=10ms ttl=128
      Reply from x.x.x.x: bytes=32 time=<10ms ttl=128
      Reply from x.x.x.x: bytes=32 time=<10ms ttl=128
      Reply from x.x.x.x: bytes=32 time=<10ms ttl=128
4. Type ARP -a x.x.x.x. You should receive:
      Internet Address  Physical Address
      x.x.x.x xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx  <-- matches the event log entry
5. Type NBTSTAT -A x.x.x.x where -A is case sensitive. The reply should indicate the NetBIOS name of the duplicate computer:
   NAME             TYPE               STATUS
   -----------------------------------------------
   NTSERVER1           <00>                Unique
   DOMAN-NAME          <00>                GROUP
   NTSERVER1           <03>                Unique

   Media access control address = xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
6. If you receive HOST NOT FOUND, the duplicate is NOT NetBIOS enabled, like a Jet Direct Printer, Router, Unix box, or Novell server.

7. After replacing the NIC or fixing LAA, restart.



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