The "Internet Connection" entry in XP's Network Connections folder is
your network's broadband router, and it lets you monitor and control
the router. When you disable the "Internet Connection", you're
telling the router to disconnect itself (and all of the computers)
from the Internet.
If you don't want the "Internet Connection" entry to appear on any
computers, disable the router's built-in "Universal Plug and Play"
function.
If you want it to appear on the other XP computers, check these
settings on those computers:
1. Make sure that the "SSDP Discovery Service" is running:
a. Right click My Computer, and click Manage.
b. Double click Services and Applications.
c. Double click Services.
d. Double click "SSDP Discovery Service". If the Service status is
Stopped, click Start.
e. If the Startup type is Disabled, set it to Manual.
2. Make sure that the "Internet Gateway Device Discovery and Control
Client" networking service is installed:
a. Click Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs.
b. Click "Add/Remove Windows Components".
c. Scroll down the list of components and double click "Networking
Services".
d. If there's a box for "Internet Gateway Device Discovery and
Control Client", put a check mark in it.
You might need to reboot or to disable and enable the network
connection to make changes take effect.
--
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
