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From: Rosa Blue Rosa on 25 Jan 2010 08:29
In networking services, UPnP User Interface is checked, which leads to two
ports checked. Also, UPnP is checked in firewall exceptions. I'm using
Windows XP. Also, seems I am setup in workgroup. I am one user only at
home. I am confused. Any feedback will be appreaciated.
From: Lem on 25 Jan 2010 12:43
Rosa Blue wrote:
> In networking services, UPnP User Interface is checked, which leads to two
> ports checked. Also, UPnP is checked in firewall exceptions. I'm using
> Windows XP. Also, seems I am setup in workgroup. I am one user only at
> home. I am confused. Any feedback will be appreaciated.

You didn't describe how your computer is connected to the Internet. If
you have a router (or a "gateway device," which really is a combination
modem and router), UPnP may be enabled in order to permit you to manage
the router without going through its web interface. If it bothers you,
disable UPnP -- you don't really need it. As for the workgroup name,
that's there whether there is one computer or many.

--
Lem

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From: Jack [MVP-Networking] on 25 Jan 2010 14:34
Hi
If your Internet connection is done through Broadband (Cable, or DSL), the
connection is done through the computer's Network Interface. Thus it is
configured as a Network even if you have only one Computer.
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).

"Rosa Blue" <Rosa Blue(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> In networking services, UPnP User Interface is checked, which leads to
> two
> ports checked. Also, UPnP is checked in firewall exceptions. I'm using
> Windows XP. Also, seems I am setup in workgroup. I am one user only at
> home. I am confused. Any feedback will be appreaciated.

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