Hey I accidentally made a internet gateway(I have no clue what it is) But it won’t let me delete it, when I disconnect from the network, it disappears, how the heck am I supposed to get rid of this thing?

try a system restore.

linc: Overly drastic, don’t you think?

koldkoala: Your question doesn’t make sense. If you want help, you’re going to have to describe the problem in more detail.

[quote author=“Drachen”]linc: Overly drastic, don’t you think?

koldkoala: Your question doesn’t make sense. If you want help, you’re going to have to describe the problem in more detail.

Agreed. I’m lost as well.

BTW, formatting would be overly drastic as well…

Erik

maybe if he/she can elaborate more on the problem..perhaps then i can provide a milder solution. 

Ok basically I wanted to make a new network profile to use with my friends xbox to transfer files over.  I haven’t done it in a while so I wasn’t sure on how to create a new network profile.

The reason I wanted to make a new one was cause it had a different IP address so I didn’t want the hassle of retyping a new one for my home and the xbox.

So I went into the Create a new connection and tried making one,  but after I finished the wizard instead of a new ethernet connection profile, it made this Internet Gateway.  And somehow its connected to my existing ethernet profile.  It says that it allows me to connect to the internet through a shared connection on another computer.  So now I tried to delete the Gateway but it says I can’t delete it wile its busy connecting.  Please disconnect or close the login property page and try again.  So I tried to disconnect from the network by disabling the ethernet profile.  Next thing I know the gateway disappears.  I have no clue on how to rid of this gateway.  It also appears when I log on wirelessly to a network.

a gateway joins two dissimilar networks.  a gateway is simply hardware or software that acts as a bridge between two networks.

many broadband routers are described as gateways because that is exactly what their duties include..they act as a bridge between your ISP’s network and your own.

i’m still confused as to what you mean by removing the gateway. 

sometimes system restores are less time consuming and less frustrating than troubleshooting.. :wink:

Let’s go to Control Panel, Network Connections and see if your adventure shows up there.

Right Click on “local Area Connection” and select Properties. Hit the advanced tab. Under “Internet Connection Sharing” is the box checked?

Hey thanks for the help guys, but no its not checked.

Somehow it sees what my other computer does, like if I’m using Azeurus bittorant under the properties menu and I click on settings, it shows that I’m using AIM and Azureus. Like as if I could use them or something.

Ah… ok. After a little research, that Internet Gateway icon is supposed to be there. It’s a UPnP network gateway on your network. It most likely isn’t your problem.

You said you mucked around with the IP address to connect to the Xbox. I think the biggest problem you have is that those icons in Network Connections aren’t profiles, they’re actual physical and logical network adapters. Change the TCP/IP settings for the Local Area Connection back to what they should be for your network and you should be ok. In theory.

If I’m totally offbase, let us know exactly what you see in Network Connections and what you get when you type “ipconfig /all” in a DOS prompt. (you might want to take put the MAC addresses and change the 3rd octet of the IP addresses)

Hey thanks Drachen, I did a system restore out of frustration and it was still there so I kinda figured out that it was supposed to be there.  Its just weird, this is the first computer I have with XP, all my others use windows 2k and I never experienced this sort of thing.

I’ve never used UPnP or had a UPnP device on any of my networks, so I’ve never actually seen that icon. Just for future reference, those icons in LAN or High Speed Internet are network adaptors, not connection profiles like in the Dial-Up Networking section. Next time, just change the IP address in the Local Area Connection properties.