Question : Internet Gateway Icon Missing

Hi All,

I'm having a problem with getting the Internet Gateway icon to show up in Windows XP SP2, and so far have only been able to find solutions for how to get rid of it.  A few things I've tried:

1. Turning on DHCP in the router (Linksys);
2. Turning on DHCP in the local system (currently set up to use a static ip);
*Note: the above two used to work before something I'm unaware of happened*
3. Checking to make sure that upnp is enabled in the router;
4. Turning off the Windows firewall altogether;
5. Temporarily disabling the firewall in the router;
6. Checking to make sure that the unpn and SSDP services are running in the services;
7. Turning on Internet Connection Sharing;
8. Checking all of the items in Windows Add/Remove Components that pertain to networking...

Unfortunately the application I'm working on needs to use the port forwarding functions that the Internet Gateway icon provides for.  In many cases the users of the system don't even have access to their office routers, and have no clue as to what the usernames/passwords are (and even if they did, guiding them through the port forwarding configuration isn't the best solution and is usually time consuming)...

Thanks in advance for the help!

Answer : Internet Gateway Icon Missing

I don't think the switches should make a difference but it is a good point and if possible to bypass them as a test it might be a good idea. If there were a basic router between the PC and the Linksys gateway/router connecting 2 subnets, it might be more apt to block some traffic such as the gateway discovery feature.

The " "Advanced Routing" the operating mode is set to Gateway.  I believe the office setting is "Router"." sounds more likely to me as the possible culprit.

Also is the firmware version the same on the 2 routers?

Let us know how you make out. I am very curious. It is not a feature you hear a lot about, but Vista I think will be promoting it more. It has a similar utility, which is a little more polished, called; "Internet Gateway Device Discovery and Control"