"david" said:
I want to remove some unused connections but don't the
option to delete is greyed out.
When you right-click on:
Internet Gateway or Lan High-Speed Internet connections
for example Local Area Connection 2 the delete option is
greyed out. How do I remove unneeded connections?
The Internet Gateway is an Internet sharing device on your network,
probably a broadband router or a computer running Internet sharing
software. If it's a broadband router, consult the router's
documentation for how to remove the Internet Gateway. It's often done
by disabling "Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)" in the router's setup.
Each LAN connection uses a particular hardware network adapter, as
shown in the connection's properties under "Connect using". The only
way to delete a LAN connection is to go to Device Manger and remove
the network adapter that the connection uses and then to prevent
Windows XP from re-detecting and re-installing the network adapter in
one of these ways:
1. Physically remove the network adapter if it's an add-on card, or:
2. Disable the network adapter in the computer's BIOS setup if it's
integrated into the motherboard.
It's easier to simply right click, disable, and ignore an unused LAN
connection.
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