On Wed, 21 May 2008 16:44:12 -0500, "Bill Rankin"
<bkds_rankin@msn.com> wrote:

>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

You're welcome, Bill. I don't know why the "Internet Connection"
representing the router appears on some computers and not on other
ones. I suspect that it has something to do with the driver program
for a computer's network adapter. I have two wireless network
adapters for my laptop computer. When I use the first one, the
Internet Gateway appears. When I use the second one, the Internet
Gateway doesn't appear.

Your router's UPnP function can help in automatically configuring its
firewall for applications like instant messaging. It isn't needed for
everyday use.
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