Renewing my IP

[athrowaway266]

Hi there,

I'm looking for some help on renewing my IP. I get online via Ethernet in the wall (however I don't have access to any router because it's university internet). I tried going to Run > Cmd > ipconfig /release > ipconfig /renew and it tells me ''no operation can be performed on Local Area Connection while it has its media disconnected''. How do I solve this using my computer only, as I have no router access?

Thank you so much

 

[athrowaway266]

ipconfig /renew

Windows IP Configuration

No operation can be performed on Local Area Connection* 2 while it has its media disconnected.

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 2:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Wireless LAN adapter WiFi:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : brighton.ac.uk
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::8465:474:1274:a31d%8
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.2.29.255
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.248.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.2.24.1

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : brighton.ac.uk
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::8c53:846e:d02a:3085%13
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.2.9.36
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.2.9.1

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e76:410:ac8f:3f52:7fdb
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::410:ac8f:3f52:7fdb%2
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::

 

[hang-the-9]

You are getting an IP for both of your connections, wireless and wired. Contact the university IT support if you are having issues getting online. Not sure why you have a second Wireless Lan adapter listed but your WiFi and ethernet looks to be fine.

 

[athrowaway266]

i don't have issues getting online i just want to know if there's another way to renew my IP, or how to fix the issue i have

 

[Alabalcho]

- turn off your computer, and unplug it from the cable
- wait a day or two
- plug it back, turn it on

You have no control over which IP address you're getting. This is something your IT is doing, and it is quite possible that they will give you same IP address over and over again.

 

[hang-the-9]

i don't have issues getting online i just want to know if there's another way to renew my IP, or how to fix the issue i have

If you can get online, why are you trying to renew the IP? That error is from the second wireless connection, because it is not connected. It's not an issue. The other two connections are probably working. Just because you do a /renew does not mean you will get a new IP address. If you can connect, you don't have any issues to fix. The switches and the DHCP server do not get you a new IP every time, your MAC address is saved and unless some other computer requests an IP the server is out, your IP is reserved for you for a while. How long depends on the setup of the network.