public network

Hi, I have a problem on a network: Shared folder on a server running Windows Server 2012. I have 2 clients with Windows 10 and 1 with Windows 11. Practically everything works fine, the only problem is that every time the client starts I have to change the network from PUBLIC to PRIVATE or vice...

ok today i was trying to get the fingerprint scanner to work and it messed up my pc so i had to do a complete restore. i one time i had a bunch of security programs installed and i'm thinking they made the pc sluggish. so a few weeks ago i took everything off and installed norton antivirus from...

I stay at a hotel so my connection is public since it is shared. I recently installed the Kooraroo Media streaming software on my Computer and found a problem in it. It does have the feature to block new devices but it also has a web interface. The web interface can be accessed from any device...

As I found out the Windows firewall service is always running even when I do not use the WF (=is disabled). Is this correct? Second question: When I go to: Control Panel--->System and Security--->Windows Firewall then currently the section "Home or work (private) networks" is labelled as...

When I upgraded from windows 8.1 pro with media center to windows 10 pro on volume 4(hard drive-C:\) , the windows 10 pro insider preview evaluation copy build 10532 started not connecting to internet on volume 6(hard drive-E:\).It read public network(which I do not use).I ran network...

I figure, if done and presented correctly, it will take about 5 tutorials to answer 98% of any questions about Windows 10. Such things as how to make a Public Network a Private Network should be very popular. And it should not be much of a stretch to find other common questions. The ones...

I have installed Windows 10 Tech Preview 32 bit Build 9879. Yet I have found there is no way at all to change the network settings from Public Network to Private. On Windows 8.1 you could do this by going to PC Settings and clicking on the network but this does not work at all in Windows 10 . I...

Hello, I have a question about Windows Firewall. Why even when there is no devices what can connect to any networks Windows Firewall shows that I'm Connected to Guest or public networks? It's a fresh install of Windows 8.1 Enterprise without any network device and I'm courious. It's under...

This is REALLY cheesing my butt. I'm not a newbie; I'm proficient in the installation, use, and administration of over thirty different platforms, and in 2003, I became Microsoft-certified in Windows Networking. Each successive release of Windows has seen more and yet more control removed from...

When I connect to my VPN, it creates a network that Win7 is listing as an "UNIDETIFIED NETWORK" and "PUBLIC NETWORK". Link Removed I'd like to have this be listed as "Home Network". But where it says "Public Network" is black and not clickable. Any ideas? TIA!

Hello everyone I'm having frustrating time here. So I am trying to connect to the internet using a Local Area Connection via an Ethernet cord, however when I plugged that in and try to connect I get an error saying "Error 651: The model (or other connecting device) has reported an error." When...

Hi! I have a laptop with win8 (64bit) inside it. The problem is: 1) Network discovery keeps turning itself on 2) File and print sharing keeps turning itself on 3) After the network discovery is turned on, there are odd new networks on the list. 1-2) Everytime I open the computer (or reboot...

Hi there! I am using w7x64 with a dial-up network connection.My problem is that beside the fact that the LAN connection shows my network to be unknown that my pc is adding new public networks on his own naming them Network 2,Network 3 etc from thin air.They appear to be in use so i can't manualy...

Hello, I have been googling this issue for a while now and searching these forums but have not found a solution. I have 4 computers all running Windows 7 64bit Ultimate. They have all been part of the same Homegroup for a while now and have worked fine. They all run the same Avast Free...

For several months I have lost my Internet connection whenever I restart my Windows 7 Home Premium computer. Fortunately I use the sleep function at night and only restart two or three times a week. I have found a way to connect to the Internet following a restart that works almost every time...

Hi, Rather desperate right now. Home network with Wifi and ethernet. Using 3x Notebooks and 3x workstations. Problem: One of the workstations(W7 ultimate) keeps changing between Public and Home. When this happens, the internet connection dies. I cannot see other workstations either when on...

Hi, I am connected wirelessly on my laptop to my DIR-655 (D-Link) router. There is something weird going on to me in which is shows I am connected to two networks, one my home network clearly identified. The other one a "public network" listed as unidentified, all on one wireless...

So, when I try to connected to a public wireless network my computer starts "acquiring network address", and this is what the status says during connecting: Link Removed After that for a second it says Limited or no connectivity and then it says this: Link Removed When I try to open a page in a...

I'm accessing the internet using wifi from a school close by. Should I use the "remember password" or any other personal detail option? The computer is still mine though.

I have a dell laptop with Windows 7 installed. I have a ubuntu 10.10 installed on the same computer. The Internet was working fine till yesterday on both O.S. But due to the some odd reason I could not access Internet on Windows 7 but in ubuntu it is working fine. Actually, I am using ubuntu to...