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Windows 7 - Can you change the Network number? |
12-01-2010
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Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1 |
Can you change the Network number?
OK, this is not a critical matter or anything, but it annoys us obsessive-compulsive types!
I just upgraded my router and now my wired connection icon in the taskbar, and the Home Network in Network and Sharing Center says "Network 2".
There is only one network. On my XP computer it is "Local Area Network 4".
Can that be changed? Where? How?
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number DESKTOP - Home Built - March 2009
OS Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
CPU i7-920
Motherboard Asus P6T - Bios 1408
Memory Corsair TR3X6G1333C9 - 6GB
Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX260+ - Driver 296.10
Sound Card On board Realtek ACL1200
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2007FP
Screen Resolution 1280 x 960
Keyboard MS KC-0405
Mouse Intellimouse 5-button
PSU Corsair CMPSU-750TX - 750 watt
Case Lian Li PC-K10B
Cooling Standard, 3 120mm case fans
Hard Drives #1- Western Digital WD6401AALS Sata Black
#2- Western Digital WD6401AALS Sata Black
Internet Speed 20Mbits/Sec (on a good day)
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12-01-2010
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Right click connection icon in taskbar notification area, choose Open Network and Sharing Center. Choose Change adapter settings from the left pane link list. Right click the connection you want to rename, choose Rename from the context menu and name it as you wish. 
Kari | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP ENVY 17-1150eg
OS Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
CPU 1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
Memory 6 GB
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
Sound Card Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays 17" laptop display, 22" LCD and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
Screen Resolution 1600*900, 1680*1050 and 1920*1080
Keyboard Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
Mouse Logitech MX1000 Laser (Bluetooth)
Hard Drives Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
Internet Speed 50/10 Mbps VDSL
Other Info Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Full in English, additional Guest-user accounts in Finnish, German and Swedish (Working languages English & Swedish, Family language German, my own language, mother tongue, Finnish. I really need Ultimate to get to use Language Packs!)
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12-01-2010
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Quote: Originally Posted by TVeblen  OK, this is not a critical matter or anything, but it annoys us obsessive-compulsive types!
I just upgraded my router and now my wired connection icon in the taskbar, and the Home Network in Network and Sharing Center says "Network 2".
There is only one network. On my XP computer it is "Local Area Network 4".
Can that be changed? Where? How? You can also rename the network by clicking on the little house. The picture makes it clear.
The one Kari posted will rename the network connection on the right side of the page, mine will rename the one with the little house. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home built
OS Windows 7 RTM X64
CPU Q9650-4.275GHz, E8600 4.5GHz, E6750-3.8GHz
Motherboard Evga 780i FTW
Memory G.Skill PC2 9600 1200Mhz 5 5 5 15 2T
Graphics Card GTX480
Sound Card Asus Xonar D2
Monitor(s) Displays HannsG
Screen Resolution 1680X1050
Keyboard Logitech G15
Mouse Logitech G9
PSU ThermalTake Toughpower 1000Watt modular
Case ThermalTake XaserV
Cooling Xigmatek S1283
Hard Drives GSkill Phoenix Pro 120GB SSD
Internet Speed T1
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12-01-2010
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Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1 |
Quote: Originally Posted by chev65 You can rename the network by clicking on the little house. The picture makes it clear.  Way too easy
How could I have missed that?
Thank You! | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number DESKTOP - Home Built - March 2009
OS Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
CPU i7-920
Motherboard Asus P6T - Bios 1408
Memory Corsair TR3X6G1333C9 - 6GB
Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX260+ - Driver 296.10
Sound Card On board Realtek ACL1200
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2007FP
Screen Resolution 1280 x 960
Keyboard MS KC-0405
Mouse Intellimouse 5-button
PSU Corsair CMPSU-750TX - 750 watt
Case Lian Li PC-K10B
Cooling Standard, 3 120mm case fans
Hard Drives #1- Western Digital WD6401AALS Sata Black
#2- Western Digital WD6401AALS Sata Black
Internet Speed 20Mbits/Sec (on a good day)
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12-01-2010
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Quote: Originally Posted by TVeblen
Quote: Originally Posted by chev65 You can rename the network by clicking on the little house. The picture makes it clear. Way too easy
How could I have missed that?
Thank You! Clicking on that little house threw off awhile back also, it's so easy that you can miss it, if it was a snake it would have bit you kind of deals.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home built
OS Windows 7 RTM X64
CPU Q9650-4.275GHz, E8600 4.5GHz, E6750-3.8GHz
Motherboard Evga 780i FTW
Memory G.Skill PC2 9600 1200Mhz 5 5 5 15 2T
Graphics Card GTX480
Sound Card Asus Xonar D2
Monitor(s) Displays HannsG
Screen Resolution 1680X1050
Keyboard Logitech G15
Mouse Logitech G9
PSU ThermalTake Toughpower 1000Watt modular
Case ThermalTake XaserV
Cooling Xigmatek S1283
Hard Drives GSkill Phoenix Pro 120GB SSD
Internet Speed T1
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP ENVY 17-1150eg
OS Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
CPU 1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
Memory 6 GB
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
Sound Card Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays 17" laptop display, 22" LCD and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
Screen Resolution 1600*900, 1680*1050 and 1920*1080
Keyboard Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
Mouse Logitech MX1000 Laser (Bluetooth)
Hard Drives Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
Internet Speed 50/10 Mbps VDSL
Other Info Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Full in English, additional Guest-user accounts in Finnish, German and Swedish (Working languages English & Swedish, Family language German, my own language, mother tongue, Finnish. I really need Ultimate to get to use Language Packs!)
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12-01-2010
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#7 | |
Windows 7 Professional 32-bit///Vista Home Premium 32-bit |
OMG!!
So easy on Vista, and hidden in PLAIN SIGHT in Windows 7.
LOL
Thank you | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Acer Aspire 6930///Compaq Presario SR5152NX
OS Windows 7 Professional 32-bit///Vista Home Premium 32-bit
Memory 3GB RAM///2GB RAM
Graphics Card Built-in, crap///NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
Sound Card Built-in, alright///Realtek HD audio
Monitor(s) Displays Built in and 26" LCD/40" LCD (VGA splitter)
Screen Resolution Laptop: 1366X768 26"Mon: 1366X768 40"Mon:1920X1080
Keyboard Intelli-Type Wireless multimedia keyboard
Mouse MS Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000
Cooling Stock fans
Hard Drives Internal 350GB///250GB
2 Seagate 1TB HDD Ext.
1 Verbatim 500GB HDD Ext.
Internet Speed 15Mbps Telus DSL
Other Info 2 PS3's, 1 XBOX360, and a Panasonic Blu-Ray player rendering media to various locations in house via PS3 Media Server*****
DIR-655 Xtreme N Gb router w/DAP-1522 bridge/access point******Using Input Director to share keyboard and mouse across all screens and PC's in my room.
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01-13-2012
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#8 | |
Windows 7 home premium x64 |
You guys saved my life! Yes, I'm one of those obssessive types haha...
Thanks guys, it was way too easy  | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 home premium x64
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