Re: Strange IP Showing in ipconfig

From: Andrew Rossmann (andyross@no_junk.att.net)
Date: 11/10/02 

From: Andrew Rossmann <andyross@no_junk.att.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 15:32:20 GMT

In article <gd1rsuotlu87q0r826bev18kt7pvik48n4@4ax.com>, paj@news-
only.invalid says...
> Hi
>
> Can anyone explain the following?:
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Windows IP Configuration
>
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : mydomain.com
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.168.10
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.168.1
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 4.0.1.0
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I only have one network card in my PC and should only have one LAN
> connection.
>
> Is this just Widows screwing up?
> I also have a couple of entries in the firewall log about an IP spoof
> relating to this IP.
>
> I have now banned this IP (4.0.1.0) at my firewall though I do not
> allow any unsolicited incoming connections and only permit a few basic
> services out (web, email etc)

  Is there a second entry in Start/Settings/Network and Dialup
connections? Maybe it's just a glitch or somebody (are you the only user?)
hit the wrong buttons and accidentally created something. 

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