IP info change

[bulbrich]

Can someone please explain to me what "Tunnel adapter Pseudo-Interface"
means. Recently my wireless internet provider asked me to do a ipconfig/all
and send it to him. And to allow access to my computer by shutting down my
firewall, because I was have some speed problems. After that session, two
things where different in my ipconfig. the CWWIS.COM, and the tunnel adapter
where there. They where never there before. Also he sent me an email and
stated my problem may have been with all the loaded programs in memory that
he saw on my task bar. How can one see my computer desk top, without a third
party software package, just by knowing my IP address.

Can someone please explain this to me. I tried both network groups and no
reply. Thought maybe someone here may be able to help.

Thank you Bulbrich.

I have included a screen shot of my IPconfig.



Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Bruce Ulbrich>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration


Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : CWWIS.COM
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . :
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . :
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : CWWIS.COM
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . :
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Can someone please explain to me what "Tunnel adapter
Pseudo-Interface" means. Recently my wireless internet provider asked
me to do a ipconfig/all and send it to him. And to allow access to my
computer by shutting down my firewall, because I was have some speed
problems. After that session, two things where different in my
ipconfig. the CWWIS.COM, and the tunnel adapter where there. They
where never there before. Also he sent me an email and stated my
problem may have been with all the loaded programs in memory that he
saw on my task bar. How can one see my computer desk top, without a
third party software package, just by knowing my IP address.

Can someone please explain this to me. I tried both network groups
and no reply. Thought maybe someone here may be able to help.

Thank you Bulbrich.

I have included a screen shot of my IPconfig.



Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Bruce Ulbrich>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration


Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : CWWIS.COM
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . :
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . :
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : CWWIS.COM
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . :
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Bulbrich

It sounds like the tech was using the Remote Assistance module in XP to
connect to your computer. This allows a support person to remotely control
the computer to fix problems. For more information search for "Remote
Assistance" in Help and Support.

From your ipconfig results it looks like the connection is using the new
IPv6 protocols. Here is information originally posted by MVP Ron Lowe on
this subject.

<quote>

This is IPv6 stuff.

You have either installed IPv6 manually,
or it was installed as part of the Peer-to-Peer
components from the Advanced Networking Pack.

Check in Add/Remove software, WIndows Components, Networking.
If Peer-To-Peer is selected, then that's where it came from.

The 3 tunnel adapters are virtual network cards used to
provide IPv6 connectivity in different ways over the
conventional IPv4 Internet.

If you'd like to learn more, start here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/ipv6/default.mspx

For an explanation of the various tunneling technologies, follow the
link to IPv6/IPv4 Coexistence and Migration.

You can un-select it if you wish, and un-instal IPv6
from the Network Properties of your network card.

--
Best Regards
Ron Lowe
MVP - Windows Networking
<unquote>

--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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