Mystery Network Connection

[rdn2113]

I recently inherited a Dell inspiron 9100 running XP from my daughter.
(She got a new one for her birthday.) Connection to the internet is
made via a netgear wireless card, to a standard Qwest DSL
router/modem.

I noticed that everytime the wireless connection is established, a few
minutes later a mystery LAN connection appears: "Local Area Connection
on Linux IGD".

When I look this connection up in control panel/network connections,
the connection is listed under "Internet Gateway". When I try and
disable it, I get a message that says: "It is not possible to
disconnect at this time. The connection is currently busy with a
connect or disconnect operation."

When I unplug or disable the wireless card, the mystery connection
disappears, only to reappear when the card is put back in service.

The built-in LAN adapter is disabled, so it cannot even be physically
used.

When I check the stats on the connection, it shows that it is busy
transmitting and receiving data, but I don't know to/from whom.

Just wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction?

Thanks!

 

[V Green]

It's probably your router. Vista now does a better of displaying
these, showing a "Residential Gateway" entry in Network Connections.

Many routers run their firmware on a variant of Linux.

BTW my guess for IGD = "Internet Gateway Device".

 

[Jack \(MVP-Networking\).]

Hi
Log here download the free program.
http://www.softperfect.com/products/networkscanner/
Run it pull the Option menu, choose additional and make sure that the
"Resolve Host name" is checked.
Scan and you would see all the Network devices and their name.
As said above it is probably the Router see if the name attached to the
Router’s core IP.
In any case, run you Wireless with WPA or WPA2 to be secure.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

 

[smlunatick]

Hi
Log here download the free program.http://www.softperfect.com/products/networkscanner/
Run it pull the Option menu, choose additional and make sure that the
"Resolve Host name" is checked.
Scan and you would see all the Network devices and their name.
As said above it is probably the Router see if the name attached to the
Router's core IP.
In any case, run you Wireless with WPA or WPA2 to be secure.
Jack (MVP-Networking).














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This network seems to be "listed" as result of the UPNP service on the
router. Most XP setups have the UPNP setting defaulted to "on" as
well as most routers.