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IP Address Problems - 192.168.X.1 X is incorrectly assigned
I am trying to set up a network at home. We have two computers and two phones together. The computers run Windows 8 and Windows 7 respectively, and both phones are on later versions of Android. The Windows 8 computer connects to the network and has internet access with no problems. All other devices have issues. On the computer that worked, I typed iponfig /all, and noticed that the X in the IPv4 address of 192.168.X.1 was different between the working and non working computers. It was 1 on the working computer, and 0 on the other computer and phones. So I manually set the IP address of the laptop to 192.168.1.100, along with the subnet and DNS settings and voilą it worked. This obviously is not a permanent solution however since, among other reasons, this computer moves around from network to network and needs DHCP assignment, and I don't know how to do manual assignment on our phones.
Why is the X part being incorrectly assigned and how can I fix it?