How to resolve WAN Miniport driver conflicts

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Peter Davis

On my WinXP+SP1 system I have got several items showing conflicts in
Device Manager. They are all under the heading of Network Adaptors:

WAN Miniport (IP)
WAN Miniport (Network Monitor)
WAN Miniport (PPPOE)
WAN Miniport (PPTP)

The only other entry in Network Adaptor is ok:

VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet

What is a WAN Miniport? I don't recognize the device name. I don't
know if I even need these Miniport drivers.

Most importantly, how do I resolve the conflicts?
 
A WAN miniport is generally created when you create a VPN(Virtual Private
Network) on your computer to connect to some network(say, the network at
your workplace). If you do not use a VPN or do not run any applications
"remotely", you can remove these items from Device Manager.
 
A WAN miniport is generally created when you create a
VPN(Virtual Private Network) on your computer to connect to some
network(say, the network at your workplace). If you do not use a
VPN or do not run any applications "remotely", you can remove
these items from Device Manager.
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I do not *think* I have a private network. I say *think* because I
am connected to the Net by cable and ISTR that the cable modem and my
PC for some sort of minature network.

There are no other PC's attached to my PS and there are no other PC's
sharing the cable connection.

Am I ok to delete those device driver entries?
 
Peter Davis said:
I do not *think* I have a private network. I say *think* because I
am connected to the Net by cable and ISTR that the cable modem and my
PC for some sort of minature network.

There are no other PC's attached to my PS and there are no other PC's
sharing the cable connection.

Am I ok to delete those device driver entries?
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Yes, you must go ahead to resolve the conflicts, since you are not using any
of these.
 
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