Can't open Base Station Mngmnt Tool

It's completely greyed out as a selection from the menu
in the Network Utility.

Here's what's weird: It was working fine, I could access
with my password and everything. Then, somehow, I was hit
with a ton of adware/spyware, etc. and that's when
suddenly I couldn't open the Base Station Management
Tool. I see it on the menu but it's greyed out.

Thanks for your help.

Hopefully, you've got your machine cleaned up now. This situation can also
be caused by some "extenders" of certain graphics card drivers, but you
should be able to go into your browser and type 192.168.2.1 (or whatever IP
you may have changed it to) to access the base station management tools
section.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"AndrewJane" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:013a01c423fe$f585d2b0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> It's completely greyed out as a selection from the menu
> in the Network Utility.
>
> Here's what's weird: It was working fine, I could access
> with my password and everything. Then, somehow, I was hit
> with a ton of adware/spyware, etc. and that's when
> suddenly I couldn't open the Base Station Management
> Tool. I see it on the menu but it's greyed out.
>
> Thanks for your help.

Can you open the page by going to (in your web browser) http://192.168.2.1
(or whatever the LAN ip of your router is)?

--
Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP

Find out about the MS MVP Program -
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx

"AndrewJane" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:013a01c423fe$f585d2b0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> It's completely greyed out as a selection from the menu
> in the Network Utility.
>
> Here's what's weird: It was working fine, I could access
> with my password and everything. Then, somehow, I was hit
> with a ton of adware/spyware, etc. and that's when
> suddenly I couldn't open the Base Station Management
> Tool. I see it on the menu but it's greyed out.
>
> Thanks for your help.

Thanks, I'll try this when I get home. Is there something
in the configuration of the base station that allowed all
this junk to access my computer? I'm told that firewalls
don't prevent spyware/adware from downloading to your
computer.
How do you find out if ports are open?

Thanks again.

>-----Original Message-----
>Can you open the page by going to (in your web browser)
http://192.168.2.1
>(or whatever the LAN ip of your router is)?
>
>--
>Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP
>
>Find out about the MS MVP Program -
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx
>
>"AndrewJane" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
in message
>news:013a01c423fe$f585d2b0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> It's completely greyed out as a selection from the menu
>> in the Network Utility.
>>
>> Here's what's weird: It was working fine, I could
access
>> with my password and everything. Then, somehow, I was
hit
>> with a ton of adware/spyware, etc. and that's when
>> suddenly I couldn't open the Base Station Management
>> Tool. I see it on the menu but it's greyed out.
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>
>
>.
>

If you initiate the action (knowingly or unknowingly), the router's firewall
won't stop you. In general, a router won't protect you from yourself.

All it will do is prevent unsollicted connections that you (or your
computer) make from getting in unless you have explicitly allowed it in via
a port forward.

To see what port forwards you have created, goto the Base Station Management
Tool, then Security, then port forwarding.

--
Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP

Find out about the MS MVP Program -
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx

"AndrewJane" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:013301c42402$55aaadc0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks, I'll try this when I get home. Is there something
> in the configuration of the base station that allowed all
> this junk to access my computer? I'm told that firewalls
> don't prevent spyware/adware from downloading to your
> computer.
> How do you find out if ports are open?
>
> Thanks again.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Can you open the page by going to (in your web browser)
> http://192.168.2.1
> >(or whatever the LAN ip of your router is)?
> >
> >--
> >Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP
> >
> >Find out about the MS MVP Program -
> >http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx
> >
> >"AndrewJane" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> in message
> >news:013a01c423fe$f585d2b0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> It's completely greyed out as a selection from the menu
> >> in the Network Utility.
> >>
> >> Here's what's weird: It was working fine, I could
> access
> >> with my password and everything. Then, somehow, I was
> hit
> >> with a ton of adware/spyware, etc. and that's when
> >> suddenly I couldn't open the Base Station Management
> >> Tool. I see it on the menu but it's greyed out.
> >>
> >> Thanks for your help.
> >
> >
> >.
> >

Unless you've opened - voluntarily - some pretty bad guys, you probably
don't have any ports open because the base station seals those off. Caution
is what you need to exercise to prevent these invasions. The Windows XP
Service Pack 2 will help, with an additional firewall (works well even on
LANs, so you'll have double protection) and a pop-up blocker with tighter
restrictions on what is allowed and not allowed in automatic downloads.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"AndrewJane" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:013301c42402$55aaadc0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks, I'll try this when I get home. Is there something
> in the configuration of the base station that allowed all
> this junk to access my computer? I'm told that firewalls
> don't prevent spyware/adware from downloading to your
> computer.
> How do you find out if ports are open?
>
> Thanks again.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Can you open the page by going to (in your web browser)
> http://192.168.2.1
>>(or whatever the LAN ip of your router is)?
>>
>>--
>>Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP
>>
>>Find out about the MS MVP Program -
>>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx
>>
>>"AndrewJane" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> in message
>>news:013a01c423fe$f585d2b0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> It's completely greyed out as a selection from the menu
>>> in the Network Utility.
>>>
>>> Here's what's weird: It was working fine, I could
> access
>>> with my password and everything. Then, somehow, I was
> hit
>>> with a ton of adware/spyware, etc. and that's when
>>> suddenly I couldn't open the Base Station Management
>>> Tool. I see it on the menu but it's greyed out.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>>
>>.
>>