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Self assigned ip address MAC HELP +K

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d.mcknight
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alright so i recently bough a macbook pro and i love it, but yesterday i got home from school i couldnt get on my home internet. I then went to my networks and it showed that my ethernet cable (which is how I connect to the internet because I dont have wifi) created itself a "self assigned IP address". My question is, has this happened to anyone else and if so, how did you fix it? 
Oct 13 2012 8:23PM
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freeskibum82
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more than likely your logic board fried like mine did and you will now need a usb to ethernet adapter. That ethernet port on your mac is now dead.. and its over $500 to fix.
Oct 13 2012 9:53PM
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45.
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Go to network settings
Click "Advanced"
Click the TCP/IP tab
Click "Renew DHCP"

That should reassign you an IP adress and allow you to connect to the internet.
Oct 13 2012 9:56PM
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Rachy
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This happens to me on occasion. It's really only when I go from one internet router to a different and only about 5% of the time.

Anyway, I've found that going to network preferences, then "Assist Me" then running through that fixes it.

Or sometimes I just go to network preferences -> advanced -> TCP/IP and click Renew DHCP

Also, google what type or router you have. There are a few out there that don't work well with certain mac OS's. I recall at&t dsl modems being one of those. In which, you can typically just buy a different router and be good to go.
Oct 13 2012 10:00PM
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d.mcknight
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I took my computer to future shop today and they said its simply an issue that i can have fixed easily by contacting my internet provider. +K to all
Oct 14 2012 3:24PM
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volvotom
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power cycle the router/gateway/modem next time, should fix it
Oct 14 2012 5:26PM
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