How to get rid of Firewire icon in 8400 system tray?

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The computer was shipped with a Firewire port in Network Connections
and a dial-up icon on the system tray with a red X through it. I
ordered Firewire for a digital camera; I'm certain it's not a network
device. Is there a reason to have the IEEE 1394 port shown as a
network connection? If not, how do I get rid of it?
--David

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David Ellis wrote:

> The computer was shipped with a Firewire port in Network Connections
> and a dial-up icon on the system tray with a red X through it. I
> ordered Firewire for a digital camera; I'm certain it's not a network
> device. Is there a reason to have the IEEE 1394 port shown as a
> network connection? If not, how do I get rid of it?

Windows (XP, anyway) considers Firewire ports network adapters, so I
don't think you can eliminate them from Network Connections. To kill the
icon in SysTray:

Network Connections

Right click the 1394 adapter

Uncheck "Show icon in notification area when connected"