Remove Unused Windows 8 Network Connection Entries

Rename Windows 8 Network Connections and Remove Unused Connection Entries

All of a sudden, we see some strange things in our life.  Here we are talking about Microsofts new operating system Windows 8.

In this post, we are discussing and resolving issues related to Network naming in Windows 8.  Since the roll out of Windows 8, people are switching to it as soon as they can.

When we reset our modem or install Mobile Partner devices, we see the network name changes to Network 2, Network 3, and so on..

Sometimes, this becomes annoying for users and they want it to be changed to default name "Network"

With Windows 8, the option for deleting, merging, and renaming Network connection entries have removed and users are finding trouble renaming or deleting unsed Network entries.

For this you just need to locate a registry entry and you can change name or delete unused connection entries.  Just follow few simple steps below.


1.  Open Registry Editor by typing Regedit in Run prompt (Windows key + R key).
2.  Locate to registry entry displayed in the image below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsNTCurrent VersionNetworkListProfiles

3.  There you will find all network profiles and you can change or delete them as per your requirements.

4.  Just right click ProfileName and click Modify.



You are done.
Enjoy...
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HOWTO Build a Fortress for Your Home SOHO Network

**** Content is updated for SmoothSec 3.4-1 on January 30, 2014 ****

Hardware



(A) Unified Threat Management System (UTM)

Minix Mini HD PC (J&W) :

CPU - Intel ATOM D2550 (dual-core and 4 Hyper-Threading)

Chipset - Intel NM10

GPU - Intel GMA 3600 Series

RAM - 2 x 2GB (DDR3-1066 SO-DIMM) 4GB

Hard Drive - 1 x 2.5-inch Hard Drive (80GB or above)

Networking - Dual Broadcom 57788 Gigabit Ethernet



(B) Intrusion Detection/Prevention System (IDS/IPS)

Minix Mini HD PC (J&W) :

CPU - Intel ATOM D2550 (dual-core and 4 Hyper-Threading)

Chipset - Intel NM10

GPU - Intel GMA 3600 Series

RAM - 2 x 4GB (DDR3-1066 SO-DIMM) 8GB

Hard Drive - 1 x 2.5-inch Hard Drive (120GB or above)

Networking - Dual Broadcom 57788 Gigabit Ethernet

USB Networking - PCi USB 3.0 Gigabit LAN Adapter UE-1000T-G3 or Level One USB Gigabit Ethernet USB-0401



* A switch is also required for this setup if you have more than one computer.



I prefer the setup is as the following :



Internet - SmoothSec (Suricata) - Router (Untangle UTM) - Switch (any switch) - Computers



Software



(A) Untangle 10.0 (64-bit) as UTM

Make sure you install the Lite Package which is free of charge. If you want to purchase their services, such as Standard, you can install Standard Package. For home/SOHO, Lite Package is enough.



After the basic installation, you need to create an account to the untangle.com in order to install Lite Package (or Standard Package).



(B) SmoothSec 3.4-1 (64-bit) as IDS/IPS with Suricata

Before setting up your SmoothSec, you need to upgrade the SmoothSec scripts to 3.6 and follow the instruction at the link just provided.



To set up IDS/IPS with Suricata, you can follow this section. Make sure you select “suricata” as AF_ENGINE in the configure file. Meanwhile, you should follow this section to set up.



For rules handling, you can refer to this link.



To fully understand the setup, you can read this article even it is written for 3.6 (not yet released at the moment) and the concept is the same.



Conclusion



Due to the high performance of AF_PACKET of Suricata, Broadcom 57788 Gigabit Ethernet and the Intel ATOM D2550 CPU, the network can play 1440p Youtube video without problem. The QoS is set to Medium in the Untangle 10.0 is recommended.



Meanwhile, Minix Mini HD PC is around $120-US (barebone without RAM and Hard drive) and the hardware cost is not too expensive to setup a fortress to your home/SOHO network. The running cost of this setup is very low as the software are free of charge. The footprint of the Minix Mini HD PC is very small. Smaller than a standard ITX computer case.



If you do not know how to manage SmoothSec (Suricata), you can install Untangle only.

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