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Bad IP address?

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System Name MonsterBot
Processor AMD FX 6350
Motherboard ASUS 970 Pro Gaming/AURA
Cooling 280 mm EVGA AIO
Memory 2x8GB Ripjaw Savge X 2133
Video Card(s) MSI Radeon 29 270x OC
Storage 4 500 gb HDD
Display(s) 2, one big one little
Case nighthawk 117 with 5 140mm fans and a 120
Audio Device(s) crappy at best
Power Supply 1500 W Silverstone PSU
Mouse Razer NAGA 2014 left handed edition
Keyboard Redragon
Software Win 10
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My laptop worked fine yesterday. Today it has a bad IP address. Everything else works.
Doesn't seem to matter if it is wifi or hardwired.
Bad modem card?
 
What IP is it giving you?

169.254.xxx.xxx?
 
What makes you think your IP address is not right?

Note that wireless and Ethernet would use two different IP addresses.

I am going to assume by modem card, you mean network interface card (or NIC). Your modem is typically your network's gateway device - the device that connects your network (everything on your side of the modem) with your ISP's network (the world side of your modem).

Do other devices on your network connect to the Internet okay? If so, it is not your modem.

For your Ethernet (wired connection) check your cables. Better yet, just swap in a different one. Ethernet cables are cheap, fragile, low tech, but very critical and important network devices that are easily damage. I would also try a different switch port (typically 1 of 4 on the back of your router (or integrated with modem). Ports can go bad.

If no good, do a "cold" restart of your computer. By “cold”, I mean shut down the computer and flip the master power switch on the back of the power supply (if your supply has one) to off (or “0”) or unplug the power supply from the wall for about 15 seconds. Then turn the master power switch to on (or “|”) or reconnect power and boot up and see what happens. By totally removing power, you remove the +5Vsb standby voltage all ATX Form Factor power supplies are required to supply whenever the power supply is plugged into the wall and (if applicable) the master power switch is set to on. This standby voltage is distributed throughout several points on the motherboard, including RAM for faster boots and the USB ports too. This also keeps alive several features, including “wake on keyboard” and “wake on mouse”, and the network interface for “Wake on LAN” commands. A cold reboot ensures any device settings that may be held by the standby voltage are released, then reset when power is restored.

If still not good, you may have to do a cold reset of your modem and router (if separate) too.
 
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