Norton Network Detector

For the past two days, I've gotten a Norton New Network Detected
window saying
To join this network, select the location that has the security
settings you want to use.
Then it shows a Local IP: number and asks What location do you want to
use? Away Home Office Custom Settings. The only option it gives
me is OK. The window is sitting there right now.

Meanwhile, I'm already connected wirelessly to my default wireless
connection. I'm on cable (Comcast).

1. Why am I being told a new network is detected when I already have
one?

2. The Local IP# is different from the one I had or still have (?),
and I don't know if I'm supposed to be switching to a new location.

3. If I am supposed to be joining this new network, I guess I should
select Home, since this is my home desktop but I don't know for sure.

On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:58:03 -0400, MOB <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>For the past two days, I've gotten a Norton New Network Detected
>window saying
>To join this network, select the location that has the security
>settings you want to use.
>Then it shows a Local IP: number and asks What location do you want to
>use? Away Home Office Custom Settings. The only option it gives
>me is OK. The window is sitting there right now.
>
>Meanwhile, I'm already connected wirelessly to my default wireless
>connection. I'm on cable (Comcast).
>
>1. Why am I being told a new network is detected when I already have
>one?
>
>2. The Local IP# is different from the one I had or still have (?),
>and I don't know if I'm supposed to be switching to a new location.
>
>3. If I am supposed to be joining this new network, I guess I should
>select Home, since this is my home desktop but I don't know for sure.


I use a Linksys router.

On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:58:03 -0400, in alt.internet.wireless , MOB
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>For the past two days, I've gotten a Norton New Network Detected
>window saying

Zonealarm used to do this to me, whenever my Pc temporarily lost
network connectivity. When it regained it, the dialog appeared - even
though my IP addy was identical.

>2. The Local IP# is different from the one I had or still have (?),
>and I don't know if I'm supposed to be switching to a new location.

What are the IP addresses involved?

Are you using a router? Have you recently changed routers?
--
Mark McIntyre

"MOB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> For the past two days, I've gotten a Norton New Network Detected
> window saying
> To join this network, select the location that has the security
> settings you want to use.
> Then it shows a Local IP: number and asks What location do you want to
> use? Away Home Office Custom Settings. The only option it gives
> me is OK. The window is sitting there right now.
>
> Meanwhile, I'm already connected wirelessly to my default wireless
> connection. I'm on cable (Comcast).
>
> 1. Why am I being told a new network is detected when I already have
> one?
>
> 2. The Local IP# is different from the one I had or still have (?),
> and I don't know if I'm supposed to be switching to a new location.
>
> 3. If I am supposed to be joining this new network, I guess I should
> select Home, since this is my home desktop but I don't know for sure.

is NND telling you about a new "wifi" SSID network,
or a local IP network where you have a newly acquired DHCP address ?

On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:45:14 +0000, Mark McIntyre
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:58:03 -0400, in alt.internet.wireless , MOB
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>For the past two days, I've gotten a Norton New Network Detected
>>window saying
>
>Zonealarm used to do this to me, whenever my Pc temporarily lost
>network connectivity. When it regained it, the dialog appeared - even
>though my IP addy was identical.
>
>>2. The Local IP# is different from the one I had or still have (?),
>>and I don't know if I'm supposed to be switching to a new location.
>
>What are the IP addresses involved?
>Are you using a router? Have you recently changed routers?

This morning the window hasn't appeared.

I see in an old document Gateway IP address 192.xxxxxxx

The address in the New Network Detected window was 169.xxxxxxxx

Yes, I use a Linksys wireless router, and I havenot recently changed
it.

Two things that happened concurrent with this are
1) unable to open the new Comcast webpage (widespread problem)--now
resolved; and
2) in trying to fix that problem, I fiddled with a security setting,
sliding the hand up and down on the scale; I'm not sure how I left
it--Medium where it was before, I think.

On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:16:55 GMT, "P.Schuman"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>"MOB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>> For the past two days, I've gotten a Norton New Network Detected
>> window saying
>> To join this network, select the location that has the security
>> settings you want to use.
>> Then it shows a Local IP: number and asks What location do you want to
>> use? Away Home Office Custom Settings. The only option it gives
>> me is OK. The window is sitting there right now.
>>
>> Meanwhile, I'm already connected wirelessly to my default wireless
>> connection. I'm on cable (Comcast).
>>
>> 1. Why am I being told a new network is detected when I already have
>> one?
>>
>> 2. The Local IP# is different from the one I had or still have (?),
>> and I don't know if I'm supposed to be switching to a new location.
>>
>> 3. If I am supposed to be joining this new network, I guess I should
>> select Home, since this is my home desktop but I don't know for sure.
>
>is NND telling you about a new "wifi" SSID network,
>or a local IP network where you have a newly acquired DHCP address ?

I've looked up SSID and that appears to involve a 32-character number,
whereas the one here is 9 characters. I've also looked up DHCP and
that's apparently what this is about. Here's my confusion:

Researching New Network Detector before I asked for help here, I came
across two old conflicting forum messages; one said go ahead and join
the new network; the other said turn off your computer; then install
ZoneAlarm--you've been hacked.

1. where do I find the information about my SSID and DHCP addresses?

2. should my default DHCP address always be my *only* DHCP address as
long as my desktop computer is here in the same place?

3. what would cause me to have a newly acquired DHCP address?

On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:14:52 -0400, in alt.internet.wireless , MOB
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>This morning the window hasn't appeared.
>
>I see in an old document Gateway IP address 192.xxxxxxx
>
>The address in the New Network Detected window was 169.xxxxxxxx

Thats a nonroutable dummy address that windows uses whenever it can't
get a real address from your router. With such an addess, you can't
get on the internet.

>Yes, I use a Linksys wireless router, and I havenot recently changed
>it.

Sounds like you have a network connection problem, either bad wireless
reception or a bad cable somewhere between you and the router.

If you're entirely wireless, did you just buy a new phone / microwave
/ TV / DVD recorder / remote controlled doodad? Any of these can hose
your 2.4Ghz transmission bands.
--
Mark McIntyre

On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:34:44 -0400, in alt.internet.wireless , MOB
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>1. where do I find the information about my SSID and DHCP addresses?

The SSID is defined in the router config. Probably yours is a default
value like "LINKSYS"
DHCP is a protocol, not an address. DHCP is the method by which your
computer gets an IP address.

>2. should my default DHCP address always be my *only* DHCP address as
>long as my desktop computer is here in the same place?

If you're using a router, your IP address is very very unlikely ever
to change.

>3. what would cause me to have a newly acquired DHCP address?

No network connection to the router.
--
Mark McIntyre

MOB - ?? do I know you - Michele ??

"MOB" <(E-Mail Removed)>

On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:08:48 GMT, "P.Schuman"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>MOB - ?? do I know you - Michele ??
>
>"MOB" <(E-Mail Removed)>


No, I'm not Michele. : )