Re: Internet Gateway - where did it come from?

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From: Malke (malke_at_nospoonnotreally.com)
Date: 08/17/04 

Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 20:36:04 -0700

Mark G. wrote:

> i have a couple computers on a network, and all of a sudden they all
> sprouted "internet gateway" in the network connections.
>
> my desktop allowed me to delete it, but my laptop did not. they are
> both running winxp pro.
>
> any ideas what caused this? i thought internet gateway was just for
> internet connection sharing, something i dont do (i use a router)

Normally the router *is* the gateway. For example, my network has a
cable modem connected to a router, which uses ethernet to connect to
various pc's. The gateway is 192.168.1.1, with all other computers on
the lan being 192.168.1.xxx. I don't have an entry for "Internet
Gateway" on my machines, but perhaps you are using special ISP
software? Is the gateway IP address identical to the router's? Do you
have Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) mistakenly turned on?
You can usually configure your router from a browser.

Let's have a bit more detail about 1) your ISP and internet connection;
2) if this "Internet Gateway" is a new thing and you are sure it is
new, what changed; 3) Do you have a firewall and if so, have you looked
at the logs?

Malke 

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