3 LAN Connections ???

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"" wrote:
> I'm fairly new to this and would appreciate some guidance...
>
> I have a cable modem attached to the PC by an ethernet card.
> Nothing else
> such as routers etc.
>
> I checked my network settings and I appear to have 3
> connections:
>
> 1. Name: 1394 Connection 2 Type: LAN or High Speed Internet
> Status:
> Connected Device Name: 1394 Net Adapter #4
>
> 2. Name: 1394 Connection 2 Type: LAN or High Speed Internet
> Status:
> Connected Device Name: 1394 Net Adapter #3
>
> 3. Name: Local Area Connection Type: LAN or High Speed
> Internet Status:
> Connected Device Name: Realtek RTL8169/8100 Family Gigabit
> Ethernet NIC
>
> Should I have three, is this OK or should I be deleting some ?
>
> TIA
> Derek
> _____________________________________
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That looks normal to me, from what i can see you only have 1 LAN
connection, the 1394 Connections are there so that Windows can use
TCP/IP over a firewire connection.

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Thank you all for the information.


"Derek" <xxxxx@xxxxx.com> wrote in message
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> I'm fairly new to this and would appreciate some guidance...
>
> I have a cable modem attached to the PC by an ethernet card. Nothing else
> such as routers etc.
>
> I checked my network settings and I appear to have 3 connections:
>
> 1. Name: 1394 Connection 2 Type: LAN or High Speed Internet Status:
> Connected Device Name: 1394 Net Adapter #4
>
> 2. Name: 1394 Connection 2 Type: LAN or High Speed Internet Status:
> Connected Device Name: 1394 Net Adapter #3
>
> 3. Name: Local Area Connection Type: LAN or High Speed Internet Status:
> Connected Device Name: Realtek RTL8169/8100 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC
>
> Should I have three, is this OK or should I be deleting some ?
>
> TIA
> Derek
> _____________________________________
> All email scanned with Norton Internet Security
>