removing 'internet gateway' in network connections.
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From: Erwin Moller on 29 May 2008 04:50 Hi group, (I asked this question in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general and was advise to try my luck in this group.) [background] A few weeks back we had an ADSL outage. I setted up a temporarely wireless connection and shared it with others in the office. [/background] Now our ADSL is up again, but I cannot get rid of the this connection. I just want to use my good old Lan direct connection to the gateway. But I cannot remove the 'internet gateway'/'internet connection'. I have no troubles or anything (and all my networkfunctionality is up and running fine) but I prefer to have as little connections as possible to worry about. ;-) At the moment I have 3 other connections listed under "Wireless or high speed Internet": 1) Wireless connection (which is disabled) 2) Local Area Network (enabled) 3) 1394 connection (disabled) I check all three above via properties and made sure (under Advacnced tab) that the checkbox is NOT checked. Checkbox reads: "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection." How can I get back to my old situation and remove this connection sharing? -> rightmouse menu gives 'remove' but it is grayed out. A little additional info: - I run XP prof. SP3. - I have Windows Firewall disabled (In favor of McAfee firewall) - If I disable my normal LAN connection, the connection sharing disappears. It stays away after enabling the LAN connection. - After a reboot it is always back. So I expect it must be something that gets activated at startup. I couldn't find anything I recognize in startup or registry (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run) Thanks for your time. Regards, Erwin Moller
From: Steve Winograd on 29 May 2008 05:34 On Thu, 29 May 2008 10:50:36 +0200, Erwin Moller <Since_humans_read_this_I_am_spammed_too_much(a)spamyourself.com> wrote: >Hi group, > >(I asked this question in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general and was >advise to try my luck in this group.) > >[background] >A few weeks back we had an ADSL outage. >I setted up a temporarely wireless connection and shared it with others >in the office. >[/background] > >Now our ADSL is up again, but I cannot get rid of the this connection. >I just want to use my good old Lan direct connection to the gateway. >But I cannot remove the 'internet gateway'/'internet connection'. > >I have no troubles or anything (and all my networkfunctionality is up >and running fine) but I prefer to have as little connections as possible >to worry about. ;-) > >At the moment I have 3 other connections listed under "Wireless or high >speed Internet": >1) Wireless connection (which is disabled) >2) Local Area Network (enabled) >3) 1394 connection (disabled) > >I check all three above via properties and made sure (under Advacnced >tab) that the checkbox is NOT checked. >Checkbox reads: "Allow other network users to connect through this >computer's Internet connection." > >How can I get back to my old situation and remove this connection sharing? >-> rightmouse menu gives 'remove' but it is grayed out. > >A little additional info: >- I run XP prof. SP3. >- I have Windows Firewall disabled (In favor of McAfee firewall) >- If I disable my normal LAN connection, the connection sharing >disappears. It stays away after enabling the LAN connection. >- After a reboot it is always back. >So I expect it must be something that gets activated at startup. >I couldn't find anything I recognize in startup or registry >(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run) > > >Thanks for your time. > > >Regards, >Erwin Moller You ARE using your "good old Lan direct connection to the gateway". The Internet Gateway isn't adding anything to your network, and there's no advantage to removing it. The Internet Gateway is your broadband router. Clicking the Internet Gateway lets you monitor and control your router's Internet connection. For example, disabling the Internet Gateway tells your router to disconnect itself from the Internet. Here are two ways to do remove the Internet Gateway: 1. Disable your router's UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) capability. or: 2. Go to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components > Networking Services, and un-check "Internet Gateway Device Discovery and Control Client". -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
From: Erwin Moller on 29 May 2008 06:27 Steve Winograd schreef: > On Thu, 29 May 2008 10:50:36 +0200, Erwin Moller > <Since_humans_read_this_I_am_spammed_too_much(a)spamyourself.com> wrote: > >> Hi group, >> >> (I asked this question in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general and was >> advise to try my luck in this group.) >> >> [background] >> A few weeks back we had an ADSL outage. >> I setted up a temporarely wireless connection and shared it with others >> in the office. >> [/background] >> >> Now our ADSL is up again, but I cannot get rid of the this connection. >> I just want to use my good old Lan direct connection to the gateway. >> But I cannot remove the 'internet gateway'/'internet connection'. >> >> I have no troubles or anything (and all my networkfunctionality is up >> and running fine) but I prefer to have as little connections as possible >> to worry about. ;-) >> >> At the moment I have 3 other connections listed under "Wireless or high >> speed Internet": >> 1) Wireless connection (which is disabled) >> 2) Local Area Network (enabled) >> 3) 1394 connection (disabled) >> >> I check all three above via properties and made sure (under Advacnced >> tab) that the checkbox is NOT checked. >> Checkbox reads: "Allow other network users to connect through this >> computer's Internet connection." >> >> How can I get back to my old situation and remove this connection sharing? >> -> rightmouse menu gives 'remove' but it is grayed out. >> >> A little additional info: >> - I run XP prof. SP3. >> - I have Windows Firewall disabled (In favor of McAfee firewall) >> - If I disable my normal LAN connection, the connection sharing >> disappears. It stays away after enabling the LAN connection. >> - After a reboot it is always back. >> So I expect it must be something that gets activated at startup. >> I couldn't find anything I recognize in startup or registry >> (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run) >> >> >> Thanks for your time. >> >> >> Regards, >> Erwin Moller Hi Steve, Thanks for your help. > > You ARE using your "good old Lan direct connection to the gateway". > > The Internet Gateway isn't adding anything to your network, and > there's no advantage to removing it. > > The Internet Gateway is your broadband router. Clicking the Internet > Gateway lets you monitor and control your router's Internet > connection. For example, disabling the Internet Gateway tells your > router to disconnect itself from the Internet. That is a surprise to me. If I click its properties it says: ---------------------------------- [GENERALTAB] Connect to the internet using: Internet Connection. This connection allows you to connect to the internet through a shared connection on another computer. ---------------------------------- Does that mean my OS considers the my ADSL router/modem 'another computer' ? I thought that ment I was connection through another computer that shared its internetconnection, not the modem/router itself. Very confusing use of language (to me at least). > > Here are two ways to do remove the Internet Gateway: > > 1. Disable your router's UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) capability. > > or: > > 2. Go to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows > Components > Networking Services, and un-check "Internet > Gateway Device Discovery and Control Client". I did the second, and now it is gone. :-) Thanks for your help! Regards, Erwin Moller
From: Steve Winograd on 29 May 2008 11:49 On Thu, 29 May 2008 12:27:39 +0200, Erwin Moller <Since_humans_read_this_I_am_spammed_too_much(a)spamyourself.com> wrote: >Steve Winograd schreef: >> On Thu, 29 May 2008 10:50:36 +0200, Erwin Moller >> <Since_humans_read_this_I_am_spammed_too_much(a)spamyourself.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi group, >>> >>> (I asked this question in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general and was >>> advise to try my luck in this group.) >>> >>> [background] >>> A few weeks back we had an ADSL outage. >>> I setted up a temporarely wireless connection and shared it with others >>> in the office. >>> [/background] >>> >>> Now our ADSL is up again, but I cannot get rid of the this connection. >>> I just want to use my good old Lan direct connection to the gateway. >>> But I cannot remove the 'internet gateway'/'internet connection'. >>> >>> I have no troubles or anything (and all my networkfunctionality is up >>> and running fine) but I prefer to have as little connections as possible >>> to worry about. ;-) >>> >>> At the moment I have 3 other connections listed under "Wireless or high >>> speed Internet": >>> 1) Wireless connection (which is disabled) >>> 2) Local Area Network (enabled) >>> 3) 1394 connection (disabled) >>> >>> I check all three above via properties and made sure (under Advacnced >>> tab) that the checkbox is NOT checked. >>> Checkbox reads: "Allow other network users to connect through this >>> computer's Internet connection." >>> >>> How can I get back to my old situation and remove this connection sharing? >>> -> rightmouse menu gives 'remove' but it is grayed out. >>> >>> A little additional info: >>> - I run XP prof. SP3. >>> - I have Windows Firewall disabled (In favor of McAfee firewall) >>> - If I disable my normal LAN connection, the connection sharing >>> disappears. It stays away after enabling the LAN connection. >>> - After a reboot it is always back. >>> So I expect it must be something that gets activated at startup. >>> I couldn't find anything I recognize in startup or registry >>> (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run) >>> >>> Thanks for your time. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Erwin Moller > >Hi Steve, > >Thanks for your help. > >> You ARE using your "good old Lan direct connection to the gateway". >> >> The Internet Gateway isn't adding anything to your network, and >> there's no advantage to removing it. >> >> The Internet Gateway is your broadband router. Clicking the Internet >> Gateway lets you monitor and control your router's Internet >> connection. For example, disabling the Internet Gateway tells your >> router to disconnect itself from the Internet. > >That is a surprise to me. >If I click its properties it says: > >---------------------------------- >[GENERALTAB] >Connect to the internet using: >Internet Connection. > >This connection allows you to connect to the internet through a shared >connection on another computer. >---------------------------------- > >Does that mean my OS considers the my ADSL router/modem 'another computer' ? > >I thought that ment I was connection through another computer that >shared its internetconnection, not the modem/router itself. > >Very confusing use of language (to me at least). > >> >> Here are two ways to do remove the Internet Gateway: >> >> 1. Disable your router's UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) capability. >> >> or: >> >> 2. Go to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows >> Components > Networking Services, and un-check "Internet >> Gateway Device Discovery and Control Client". > >I did the second, and now it is gone. :-) > >Thanks for your help! > >Regards, >Erwin Moller You're welcome, Erwin. Yes, the information that Windows XP provides on the General tab is confusing. It should say "This connection allows you to connect to the Internet through a shared connection on a broadband router or another computer." -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
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