How to change ip address

My Wi-Fi has a self-assigned IP address which is wrong and I don’t know how that happened or how to change it

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.4

Posted on Aug 8, 2022 10:58 AM

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Mal-S

Level 5

5,056 points

Aug 8, 2022 11:52 AM in response to Magpie1000

Try this.

-> System Preferences
-> Network
-> Wi-Fi
-> Unlock the padlock
-> Advanced
-> TCP/IP
-> Make sure Configure IPv4 is set to Using DHCP
-> click Renew DHCP
-> OK
-> Close the padlock

Magpie1000 Author

Level 1

4 points

Aug 8, 2022 2:44 PM in response to Mal-S

Wi-Fi don’t see it so this does not help

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