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i am not supposed to be on network so why is my PC saying I am?
In networking services, UPnP User Interface is checked, which leads to two
ports checked. Also, UPnP is checked in firewall exceptions. I'm using Windows XP. Also, seems I am setup in workgroup. I am one user only at home. I am confused. Any feedback will be appreaciated. |
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i am not supposed to be on network so why is my PC saying I am?
Rosa Blue wrote:
In networking services, UPnP User Interface is checked, which leads to two ports checked. Also, UPnP is checked in firewall exceptions. I'm using Windows XP. Also, seems I am setup in workgroup. I am one user only at home. I am confused. Any feedback will be appreaciated. You didn't describe how your computer is connected to the Internet. If you have a router (or a "gateway device," which really is a combination modem and router), UPnP may be enabled in order to permit you to manage the router without going through its web interface. If it bothers you, disable UPnP -- you don't really need it. As for the workgroup name, that's there whether there is one computer or many. -- Lem Apollo 11 - 40 years ago: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ap...0th/index.html |
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i am not supposed to be on network so why is my PC saying I am?
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If your Internet connection is done through Broadband (Cable, or DSL), the connection is done through the computer's Network Interface. Thus it is configured as a Network even if you have only one Computer. Jack (MS, MVP-Networking). "Rosa Blue" Rosa wrote in message ... In networking services, UPnP User Interface is checked, which leads to two ports checked. Also, UPnP is checked in firewall exceptions. I'm using Windows XP. Also, seems I am setup in workgroup. I am one user only at home. I am confused. Any feedback will be appreaciated. |
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i am not supposed to be on network so why is my PC saying I am
"Lem" wrote: Rosa Blue wrote: In networking services, UPnP User Interface is checked, which leads to two ports checked. Also, UPnP is checked in firewall exceptions. I'm using Windows XP. Also, seems I am setup in workgroup. I am one user only at home. I am confused. Any feedback will be appreaciated. You didn't describe how your computer is connected to the Internet. If you have a router (or a "gateway device," which really is a combination modem and router), UPnP may be enabled in order to permit you to manage the router without going through its web interface. If it bothers you, disable UPnP -- you don't really need it. As for the workgroup name, that's there whether there is one computer or many. -- Lem Apollo 11 - 40 years ago: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ap...0th/index.html . hi Lem, i cut two fingers so bear with me on grammar with one finger. I am connected with a modem, motorola from bellsouth. the man who helped me set up my pc one year ago set up this big box. it is called a tripp-lite Internet Office UPS. don't know if that is router. he also turned out to be a pyco--leaving me a wee bit paranoid. (usually i am not, lol, really)-- how do i disable UPnP? i did uncheck it in firewall exceptions but don't know about the screen that shows me change or remove Windows components -- whether i should do something there. i probably should take time to watch tutorials cause i don't know what i am doing. thanks 4 your help. am going now to get new brace on hand maybe type better this afternoon. thank you! |
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i am not supposed to be on network so why is my PC saying I am
Rosa Blue wrote:
"Lem" wrote: Rosa Blue wrote: In networking services, UPnP User Interface is checked, which leads to two ports checked. Also, UPnP is checked in firewall exceptions. I'm using Windows XP. Also, seems I am setup in workgroup. I am one user only at home. I am confused. Any feedback will be appreaciated. You didn't describe how your computer is connected to the Internet. If you have a router (or a "gateway device," which really is a combination modem and router), UPnP may be enabled in order to permit you to manage the router without going through its web interface. If it bothers you, disable UPnP -- you don't really need it. As for the workgroup name, that's there whether there is one computer or many. -- Lem Apollo 11 - 40 years ago: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ap...0th/index.html . hi Lem, i cut two fingers so bear with me on grammar with one finger. I am connected with a modem, motorola from bellsouth. the man who helped me set up my pc one year ago set up this big box. it is called a tripp-lite Internet Office UPS. don't know if that is router. he also turned out to be a pyco--leaving me a wee bit paranoid. (usually i am not, lol, really)-- how do i disable UPnP? i did uncheck it in firewall exceptions but don't know about the screen that shows me change or remove Windows components -- whether i should do something there. i probably should take time to watch tutorials cause i don't know what i am doing. thanks 4 your help. am going now to get new brace on hand maybe type better this afternoon. thank you! Sorry to hear about your injuries. The Tripp-Lite UPS actually is a device called an Uninterruptible Power Supply that protects your computer and related electronic equipment in the event of a power fail. Usually, these are somewhat configurable, and yours may be configurable using the UPnP capability of Windows. Without the model number, I can't tell if your Bell South modem does or does not incorporate a router. If I were you, I'd leave UPnP UNchecked in the Windows Firewall exception list. This will prevent you from using UPnP to configure any UPnP-compatible networked devices, but because you weren't aware of how to do this anyway, it's no big loss. Almost any device that *could* have been configured using UPnP can *also* be configured by directly accessing a web page through a browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.). And if you ever really need to use UPnP, you can just allow it by checking the box in the firewall exception list. -- Lem Apollo 11 - 40 years ago: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ap...0th/index.html |
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i am not supposed to be on network so why is my PC saying I am
"Lem" wrote: Rosa Blue wrote: "Lem" wrote: Rosa Blue wrote: In networking services, UPnP User Interface is checked, which leads to two ports checked. Also, UPnP is checked in firewall exceptions. I'm using Windows XP. Also, seems I am setup in workgroup. I am one user only at home. I am confused. Any feedback will be appreaciated. You didn't describe how your computer is connected to the Internet. If you have a router (or a "gateway device," which really is a combination modem and router), UPnP may be enabled in order to permit you to manage the router without going through its web interface. If it bothers you, disable UPnP -- you don't really need it. As for the workgroup name, that's there whether there is one computer or many. -- Lem Apollo 11 - 40 years ago: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ap...0th/index.html . hi Lem, i cut two fingers so bear with me on grammar with one finger. I am connected with a modem, motorola from bellsouth. the man who helped me set up my pc one year ago set up this big box. it is called a tripp-lite Internet Office UPS. don't know if that is router. he also turned out to be a pyco--leaving me a wee bit paranoid. (usually i am not, lol, really)-- how do i disable UPnP? i did uncheck it in firewall exceptions but don't know about the screen that shows me change or remove Windows components -- whether i should do something there. i probably should take time to watch tutorials cause i don't know what i am doing. thanks 4 your help. am going now to get new brace on hand maybe type better this afternoon. thank you! Sorry to hear about your injuries. The Tripp-Lite UPS actually is a device called an Uninterruptible Power Supply that protects your computer and related electronic equipment in the event of a power fail. Usually, these are somewhat configurable, and yours may be configurable using the UPnP capability of Windows. Without the model number, I can't tell if your Bell South modem does or does not incorporate a router. If I were you, I'd leave UPnP UNchecked in the Windows Firewall exception list. This will prevent you from using UPnP to configure any UPnP-compatible networked devices, but because you weren't aware of how to do this anyway, it's no big loss. Almost any device that *could* have been configured using UPnP can *also* be configured by directly accessing a web page through a browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.). And if you ever really need to use UPnP, you can just allow it by checking the box in the firewall exception list. -- Lem Apollo 11 - 40 years ago: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ap...0th/index.html . Thanks Lem, I did uncheck it in firewall. I don't know model # of modem, many #s are on it. I need an online learning class! In my C drive there is a folder called NETFX UNDERI386 WITH modemshr properties,then says modem sharing upgrade.DLL and (xpclient. and lists some numbers)-- does unchecking firewall exception prevent anyone from being able to connect to my computer? Thank you for your time. & for sympathy-- worst of which will be inability 2 type with two hands--hopefully will heal soon, Rosa. |
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