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location type for networking?
  1. #1


    TidusCloudZack Guest

    location type for networking?

    why is my computer asking me to choose a location type for "network 2" when i
    dont even have any other computer in the house..this is my one and only
    computer ...
    and i have two accounts on my computer which is one the admistrator...and
    second one is the guest account which i use most of the time for internet
    browsing...is the second account the network 2 its askin about? and i have a
    printer which is connected to this computer ..i really dont get this network
    thing...im just worried that maybe someone from other computers around the
    neighborhood is trying to access my network or computer? and no i dont have
    wireless internet..i just have regular ethernet cable plugged in my computer
    and the cable modem box that the guy installed when we got comcast triple
    play..in the modem it has the wires from the cable phone and ethernet...



    one more thing...whenever i go to my administrative account and look at the
    network center..in the network map..it has ofcourse icon showing my computer
    name for the administrator..and a second icon for a network 2 it was asking
    about...ahh im sorry if this is confusing but i just really dont know about
    network thing type stuff..

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  2. #2


    John Wills Guest

    Re: location type for networking?

    You need to get a router to sit between you and that cable modem. It is
    possible the modem is also a router but the only way to check is for you to
    check the IP address. if it starts with 192.168.x.x, then you are behind a
    router with little to worry about. Just change the default password on the
    router to something with number, CAPS, and specials.

    "TidusCloudZack" <TidusCloudZack@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:5EDD25F3-B741-41C1-8BE1-893B59735815@xxxxxx

    > why is my computer asking me to choose a location type for "network 2"
    > when i
    > dont even have any other computer in the house..this is my one and only
    > computer ...
    > and i have two accounts on my computer which is one the admistrator...and
    > second one is the guest account which i use most of the time for internet
    > browsing...is the second account the network 2 its askin about? and i have
    > a
    > printer which is connected to this computer ..i really dont get this
    > network
    > thing...im just worried that maybe someone from other computers around the
    > neighborhood is trying to access my network or computer? and no i dont
    > have
    > wireless internet..i just have regular ethernet cable plugged in my
    > computer
    > and the cable modem box that the guy installed when we got comcast triple
    > play..in the modem it has the wires from the cable phone and ethernet...
    >
    > one more thing...whenever i go to my administrative account and look at
    > the
    > network center..in the network map..it has ofcourse icon showing my
    > computer
    > name for the administrator..and a second icon for a network 2 it was
    > asking
    > about...ahh im sorry if this is confusing but i just really dont know
    > about
    > network thing type stuff..

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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