Ethernet Shield Not taking address

Using Arduino Networking, Protocols, and Devices
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gilles2956:
i've resolved a problem with a mega 2560 and shield W5100.
the ethernet was detected but The problem was serial port which was returning adress IP 0.0.0.0 .
The problem was the pins were too long and the contact between mega and shield wasn't correct for the ICSP connector

So just cut 2 millimeters to all of the shield W5100 pins to make sure the ICSP connection is well done
between the 2 devices . Just after, an IP adress was available on the serial port monitor .

Hi, sorry to revive a post so old. I have a similar problem, rather than get out the ip 0.0.0.0 (which would indicate that there is a good connection on the pins ICSP), I get an ip 255.255.255.255.

Take the W5100 chip and is bought on ebay (11 €).

I have read it can be a faulty chip, but before returning to hong kong I wonder if there is any solution.

Thank you.
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