How To Delete An Unwanted Network Connection

[Je...@invalid.com]

My NetWatcher program now shows that I have a new unwanted network
added to my XP Pro computer. Below is the info on the Item.

IP Address My IP address with one extra digit added
Device Name: Owner-PC
Network Name: ASUSTek Computer INC.

Every time I delete the network from my Network Watcher, it reappears
in a few seconds. This nonsense was never there till today.

I have deleted unwanted networks through Net Watcher in the past. This
time, the damn thing keeps coming back.

[JJ]

I think you'll need a third party tool to block specific remote
computer/device from connecting to a WiFi access point which is not a
router.

[Shadow]

On Mon, 16 Oct 2023 18:51:20 -0500, Je...@invalid.com wrote:

>My NetWatcher program now shows that I have a new unwanted network
>added to my XP Pro computer. Below is the info on the Item.
>
>IP Address My IP address with one extra digit added
>Device Name: Owner-PC
>Network Name: ASUSTek Computer INC.

If you're talking about Nirsoft Network Watcher, that's how
your Wifi router sees your computer. It HAS to be connected for you to
use it as a router.
Dunno why you have an IP address with an extra digit added. It
should show your present IP address.

Do a:
ipconfig /all
At the command line to see your actual IP address. MAC address
should match too... and computer name.

If they don't match, you have an unwanted guest. Change the
router's password to something stronger. Whoever complains is the
culprit. The wife? A son?
LOL
[]'s

>
>Every time I delete the network from my Network Watcher, it reappears
>in a few seconds. This nonsense was never there till today.
>
>I have deleted unwanted networks through Net Watcher in the past. This
>time, the damn thing keeps coming back.

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[Je...@invalid.com]

My home network is wired only. No WiFi.

I have Sygate Personal Firewall installed with XP. However, I have no
idea what file to block. No file in the registry or anywhere else
shows any relation to ASUSTek. Sygate would have no problem blocking
it if I could find the dang file associated with ASUSTek.

Thanks for answering.

[Je...@invalid.com]

On Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:45:42 -0300, Shadow <S...@dow.br> wrote:

>On Mon, 16 Oct 2023 18:51:20 -0500, Je...@invalid.com wrote:
>
>>My NetWatcher program now shows that I have a new unwanted network
>>added to my XP Pro computer. Below is the info on the Item.
>>
>>IP Address My IP address with one extra digit added
>>Device Name: Owner-PC
>>Network Name: ASUSTek Computer INC.
>
> If you're talking about Nirsoft Network Watcher, that's how
>your Wifi router sees your computer. It HAS to be connected for you to
>use it as a router.
> Dunno why you have an IP address with an extra digit added. It
>should show your present IP address.

First of all, I inadvertently screwed up saying the number 192.168.1.1
was my IP address. It isn't. That IP is of my Netgear router shown by
Nirsoft Network Watcher,

My Netgear router address: 192.168.1.1
My Giga-Byte board is: 192.168.1.3
My Roku streaming unit is: 192.168.1.2
The intruder ASUSTek Comp Inc. is: 192.168.1.6

I have used Nirsoft's NetWatcher for some years now and never saw this
ASUSTek appear until a few days back. Nowhere in my XP or Win 7
Network configs do I see any mention of this intruder.

Something that lends credence to your saying that IP must have
something to do with Nirsoft is the fact that I just installed it on
my Windows 7 computer and that ASUSTek stuff showed up on that
computer.

Never in the past have I ever seen this show up until this week on my
XP box. Nirsoft did not need it installed days back, so - if it does
belong to them, why all of a sudden are they installing this "network"
on my computer. In my Network settings, with XP and Win 7 I see no
sign of this intruder.

I have my C: sandboxed, but unfortunately Nirsoft's NetWatcher was
installed on an external non-sandboxed HD. I guess that's how they got
past my sandbox. I'm dumping Nirsoft and hope this ASUSTek junk goes
bye-bye with it. And they certainly didn't get anything on my
sandboxed C:, including the registry.

Bye-bye, Nirsoft.

[MikeS]

NetWatcher is simply showing you what is connected to your network.
ASUSTek Comp Inc. is the company which sells Asus PCs, motherboards, etc
worldwide including a large range of routers and WiFi devices. Something
made by them is connected to your network, not installed on your XP and
7 PCs. Are you sure that the router radio is actually turned off?

[Shadow]

You misunderstood. Nirsoft's Wireless Network Watcher is NOT
malware. It merely lists all the computers connected to your Wireless
router. Including any connected by cable(LAN).

You DO have an ASUSTek computer attached to your network.

Try nmap on 192.168.1.6 to see where it is on your network. It
might even be able to guess the OS it's using.

And change your router's passwords. Both the actual router
admin password AND the password used for wireless access. I'm
guessing a family member or a neighbour is using your network.
[]'s

[Je...@invalid.com]

I know who ASUSTek is. I found them on the web the other day.

What the heck is a "router radio"?

(I looked it up. I don't understand any of it.)

I've been using NirSoft for some years. I check my wired network every
few days with it. This nonsense didn't exist a few days back, and I
have not installed anything new nor fiddled around with network
settings. I 'm not a tech, and I don't screw with baffling stuff like
networks.

[Shadow]

Wireless

>
>(I looked it up. I don't understand any of it.)

<https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/how-to-identify-unknown-devices-connected-to-your-network/>

>
>I've been using NirSoft for some years. I check my wired network every
>few days with it. This nonsense didn't exist a few days back, and I
>have not installed anything new nor fiddled around with network
>settings. I 'm not a tech, and I don't screw with baffling stuff like
>networks.

I'd change the password(s) on the wireless router. And make
sure it's using the recommended encryption. Nothing "baffling" about
that.
Your "guest" will probably disappear.
[]'s

[Je...@invalid.com]

On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:10:36 +0100, MikeS <Mi...@fred.com> wrote:

I found the dang thing in the Netgear settings. I turned it off -
whatever the bleep that's going to accomplish.

[Je...@invalid.com]

My Network settings after logging into my router show only three
devices connected to my network. Nowhere is this fourth ASUSTek
intruder showing anywhere except with Nirsoft. As far as I'm
concerned, this fourth "connection" is a crock manufactured by
Nirsoft's NetWatcher.

I dd change some passwords for my router functions.

I give up. I don't think this added junk exists without Nirsoft on my
computer.

[Je...@invalid.com]

It's my wife's ACER monitor that is causing the unknown network
connection.

She hooked up the Acer up last week to her laptop in order to have a
larger screen. I went to use her computer instead of my own a while
ago and noticed her monitor flash ASUS during bootup. I disconnected
her monitor and no more does NirSoft see that damn unwanted ASUSTek
network crap.

What the hell reason does ASUS have for this nonsense?

I have figure out how to block this crap now that I know where it's
coming from. It's Incredible what these a-hole companies come up with.

[Shadow]

On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 21:03:04 -0500, Je...@invalid.com wrote:

>>>>>>>> My NetWatcher program now shows that I have a new unwanted network
>>>>>>>> added to my XP Pro computer. Below is the info on the Item.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> IP Address My IP address with one extra digit added
>>>>>>>> Device Name: Owner-PC
>>>>>>>> Network Name: ASUSTek Computer INC.
>

>It's my wife's ACER monitor that is causing the unknown network
>connection.

Told you so. Nirsoft programs are fantastic for monitoring
your system. I'd say they are one of your most important
security/privacy toolboxes.
Of course, if you had gone to options in WNW and toggled OFF
"show all previous devices" you would not have seen the ASUSTek. Then
it would show ONLY currently connected devices.

>
>
>What the hell reason does ASUS have for this nonsense?

What nonsense?
It was connecting to your un-protected network. The neighbor's
son is probably downloading PrOn on it too. If you leave a network
wide open, people(worse, IOT spyware devices) will use it.

>
>I have figure out how to block this crap now that I know where it's
>coming from.

If you mean stopping the ASUS from attempting to phone home,
you can't do that. You can only block it.

>It's Incredible what these a-hole companies come up with.

ASUS produces excellent motherboards. I still have a PC I
built using one in 1998 that works. Not that I use it much.
LOL

[Je...@invalid.com]

On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 21:03:04 -0500, Je...@invalid.com wrote:

>On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 16:47:09 -0500, Je...@invalid.com wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 16:51:52 -0300, Shadow <S...@dow.br> wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 13:10:44 -0500, Je...@invalid.com wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:10:36 +0100, MikeS <Mi...@fred.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On 18/10/2023 04:02, Je...@invalid.com wrote:
>>>>>> On Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:45:42 -0300, Shadow <S...@dow.br> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, 16 Oct 2023 18:51:20 -0500, Je...@invalid.com wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My NetWatcher program now shows that I have a new unwanted network
>>>>>>>> added to my XP Pro computer. Below is the info on the Item.

This "problem" is solved as far as I'm concerned. All these other
so-called networks I'm seeing are normal. It's simply because I'm a
non-tech type and know little to nothing about his computer stuff that
I didn't realize what was before me. These other "networks" I'm
seeing with Nirsoft NetWorkWatcher are simply devices which show up
when they are accessing the network. And they only show up after I
access them.

For instance, I have now found that my printer shows up in Nirsoft as
Brother's Industries when I turn it on. The Brothers item disappears
from the Nirsoft reading when I turn the printer off. When I unplug
my Roku box, it also disappears from the Nirsoft reading. So these
items which show up when I access them are not separate invasive
networks. Nirsoft is merely showing the devices being accessed. When I
check the connections in my actual Netgear settings, they all show as
Wired, not Wireless. I have no WiFi setup. Everything is wired. My
Netgear's reading for Wireless Intruders - it's actual wording - shows
no connections. So much for my info being spread around the
"neighborhood" as one person implied.

I never noticed all these devices before because they simply weren't
on in the past when I checked my network with Nirsoft. That is why I
was worried when "new networks" appeared. These are not "networks",
but merely devices accessing my WIRED network.

I said before I'm not technically inclined. The last time I accessed
my router settings was years back when I originally set up all this
stuff. I had to do a lot of FFx searches this time to figure out again
how to even access my router. Luckily, years back, I did save all my
router access passwords, etc. in a text file.

This is the end of my "problem" - which really never was a tech
problem, but a problem of ignorance.