Re: UPnP troubleshoot

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From: CWatters (colin.watters_at_pandoraBOX.be)
Date: 02/23/04 

Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 19:50:12 GMT

Not sure but perhaps the "Internet Gateway Device Discovery and Control
Client" needs one of the following?

XP Pro?
SP1?
The advanced networking pack for SP1?

"David L" <David-Lu@pobox.com> wrote in message
news:Xns949751CFF33davidlupobox@167.206.3.2...
> I'm having some problems getting UPnP to work properly.
>
> I have a Netgear Wireless MR814 version 1 router.
>
> I have 2 PCs, both running XP Home fully updated. A desktop is connected
> via ethernet and a laptop is connected via a Netgear MA401 wireless NIC
> (802.11b).
>
> Both have UPnP and SSDP services set to automatic and the services are
> started on both PCs.
>
> Both PCs have the Internet Gateway Device Discovery and Control Client
> installed according to add/remove windows components section.
>
> The router has it's UPnP feature enabled.
>
> On both PCs, in my network places, a listing for the MR814 appears. If I
> disable UPnP on the router, it does not, so I know XP is seeing something
> with UPnP.
>
> On the desktop (wired), in network connections, there is an Internet
> Gateway Connection icon. On the laptop (wireless), that icon doesn't
> appear. If I connect the laptop via ethernet, then the icon does appear.
>
> Why doesn't it appear when it's wireless? How do I get it to appear? Is
> UPnP still working even though the laptop doesn't get this icon? Did
> Microsoft disable this icon on wireless connections only for security
> reasons?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help with this!
>
> David

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