Steve,

I forgot to say in my earlier email that you are right twice. The "Internet
Connections" network connection disappears when I uninstall "Internet
Gateway Device Discovery and Control Client". Also, I still have the
problem of not "seeing" (but accessing) the laptop shared folders.

I still have those earlier questions to help understand why this Computer
was different from the rest. That may be key as to why I cannot see the
shared folders.

I am going to turn off UPnP on the router and see if there is any impact. I
do not believe I need its Linksys stated function to allow on-the-fly router
configuration changes.

Thank you for your advice,
Bill-R

"Steve Winograd" <bc070521m@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:rf9234t36uujdmbhe25vc04r75qbniihi6@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 18 May 2008 23:50:32 -0500, "Bill Rankin"
> <bkds_rankin@msn.com> wrote:
>
>>I have an operating network with four XP Pro SP3 based computers, two
>>wired
>>and two wireless on a Linksys router connected to a DSL modem. I added
>>another wired laptop (XP Pro SP3) that I have been using on a network at
>>another job. It used Novel Netware Client for Windows which I
>>uninstalled.
>>I set it up for my local Windows network exactly the same as the others.
>>It
>>uses NAV 2008 as does three of the other computers and one is using
>>OneCare.
>>The Windows and OEM firewalls are off. All the computers are in the same
>>"Ournet" Workgroup.
>>
>>From this added laptop, I can view and access the shared files on the
>>other
>>four computers. I can ping the added laptop from the other computers and
>>ping the original computers from the added laptop. However, the added
>>laptop does not show up in My Network Places nor in "Entire
>>Network/Microsoft Windows Network/Ournet" on the other computers. Even
>>though I cannot see the added laptop, I can use Windows Explorer on the
>>other computers to map a network drive to the shared folder on the added
>>laptop!
>>
>>I have checked settings many, many times, read Knowledgebase articles, and
>>looked in Forums and could find nothing that fixed my problem and made
>>Windows Networking display the added laptop. Any suggestions would be
>>helpful.
>>
>>I did find something unusual that may contribute to the problem.
>>
>>The added laptop is the only computer on the network that shows "Internet
>>Connection" (Sharing) as a Network Connection. I have tried to disable or
>>delete this network connection without any success. I could find nothing
>>that worked in the Microsoft Knowledge base. I have disabled the adapter
>>and the "Local Area Connection" and "Internet Connection" go away until I
>>re-enable the adapter. I set both connections so I could see when they
>>were
>>active in the system tray. "Internet Connection" starts up right after
>>the
>>"Local Area Connection" starts but runs at 8Mh rather than the 100Mh of
>>the
>>Local Area Connection. I have recreated the network with the Network Setup
>>Wizard making sure I indicate that this and all network computers are
>>connected to a router not to another computer. But ICS is still there.
>>
>>I have no idea if ICS is causing my network display problem but I would
>>like
>>to fix both. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>Bill-R
>
> The "Internet Connection" doesn't indicate that Internet Connection
> Sharing is enabled, and it has nothing to do with your network display
> problem.
>
> That connection represents your broadband router. It appears because
> your router's UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) capability is enabled.
> Clicking that connection lets you monitor and control the router's
> operation. The 8Mb speed that it shows is the rated speed of the
> connection between your router and your broadband modem.
>
> To control whether the "Internet Connection" appears on Windows XP, go
> to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows
> Components > Networking Services, and enable or disable "Internet
> Gateway Device Discovery and Control Client".
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
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