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A duplicate IP address has been detected on the network Rule Knowledgebase Summary This rule generates an alert when Windows® detects that he local machine’s IP address is in conflict with one or more identical IP addresses on the network. Until the IP address conflict is resolved, remote clients and applications may have difficulty accessing resources on any of the effected computers. Additionally, the local computer may not be able to access network resources. Related Events This rule generates an alert whenever the following events occur and are recorded in the System Event Log: The system detected an address conflict for IP address %2 with the system having network hardware address %3. The local interface has been disabled. Source: TCPIP; Event ID: 4198; The system detected an address conflict for IP address %2 with the system having network hardware address %3. The local interface has been disabled. Source: TCP

Missing in Windows 8 is the ability to view and delete all wireless profiles from your PC.  For some unknown reason Microsoft removed that feature which is very problematic if you ever need to edit a saved profile or delete one. I recently had an issue with a wireless access point that had a hidden SSID.  I had to manually setup the connection but I forgot to check the box to connect even if the network is not broadcasting. So I was able to connect the first time but all other attempts failed because the network would not show up on the new wireless charm list. When I would try to re-add the profile again using the manually create wireless screen it would fail because there was another wireless profile with the exact same name.  Since Microsoft tore out the GUI t delete and edit profiles, I was stuck. After some research I found that there is a command line utility that will let you delete profiles.  To use that follow these steps: Open up an administrative level comm