Zone Alarm Pro-4 detecting a new network? How to know?

[Josh Baumgartener]

Well it sounds like you are more of an average user and
not network inclined (don't take it as an insult, not
many people are), but I wouldn't worry. 169.XXX.XXX.XXX
is a local ip address....meaning that this is not an
external ip. In otherwords, it's coming from your pc and
not from the net (i.e. No hacker). It's a non-routable
IP number.

Also 192.168.1.XXX is also in the Private IP pool (ie.
These ip numbers can not be used for WAN purposes.)

Usually if XP can not find a DHCP server on start up and
has a LAN card installed, then it will assign itself a
169.XXX.XXX.XXX number.

Check out this Microsoft information. You may find it of
some use.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-
US;308007

 

[Silvie]

Thnks for your help Josh.

And yes, I'm an average user with very little time, and now fighting a wave
of spam,
virus, trojans an other annoyances while trying to focus on my job,
but seem that like it or not, I must start learning some basic networking
issues too.

BTW: Can I assume that all IP numbers that start with 169 are
not from an external network?

Thanks again,
Silvie.