If there is a "IP address conflict" a neighbor could connect to my router?

I get a message when I opened to the top/log my computer, it is the only one in the House, but I live in a block of six flats, saying: "There is a conflict of IP address with another system"

Did you have to enter a password to connect to your iPhone? If you did you are encrypted.

If you are not encrypted, your router is open for use by a person within its area of emission/reception. How to encrypt depends on the model of router, but in General, tell him what you want the password wireless. Your manual should tell you how to do this. If you need assistance please provide the make and model of your router, I am able to get a manual from somewhere.

Tricky

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