how do i get rid of these strange workgroups that doesnt belong in my lan?

gabs · Post by **gabs** » Mon Jan 27, 2003 4:04 am

i usually allow some kids to play LAN games in my house, with 3 pc's connected over a hub. then one day one of the kids registered himself for an online game, & then suddenly when i browse my network neigborhood i found out that there were so many strange workgroups being created/added in my home lan. can someone tell me how these workgroups got inside my lan? or how do i get rid of it? is there a prevention? can someone help me pls.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Jan 27, 2003 6:44 am

If your have several computers connected in a LAN for some amount of time, network browsing will eventually see the other workgroups. It's normal for them to remain as "ghosts" for a short amount of time after you disconnect the network, a few reboots may speed up the removal.

They're harmless, and should have had nothing to do with registering a game. Just browser delay. (network browsing)

gabs · Post by **gabs** » Mon Jan 27, 2003 7:11 am

there are only two workgroups in my lan, one named "master" (thats my pc connected via dsl) & the other one is "mistress" (the workstations' workgroup). now, how come i see seven other ghost workgroups namely: "ttan", "workgroup", "gamenet"... etc...

i have done several reboots. but the ghosts stays.

i have heard from someone that this ghosting is done thru a folder/printer sharing option, but i cannot recall how it is done.

zxc47 · Post by **zxc47** » Mon Jan 27, 2003 9:17 am

on win xp you can right mouse click and then click on cut to remove the folder you want.