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Restricting rights of users in Network Configuration Operators group in XP
I have a network of software engineers and they need to configure multiple NICs in lab PCs to do their jobs.
I want to add these users to the "Network Configuration Operators" group on these XP PCs, but was wondering if I could block them from modifying one particular connection.
I would like them to be able to modify all connections any way they'd like, except for one - the "Local Area Connection" which is the connection to the network I manage.
Please let me know if there is a way to do this.....either with group policy or registry changes.
Thanks.
I want to add these users to the "Network Configuration Operators" group on these XP PCs, but was wondering if I could block them from modifying one particular connection.
I would like them to be able to modify all connections any way they'd like, except for one - the "Local Area Connection" which is the connection to the network I manage.
Please let me know if there is a way to do this.....either with group policy or registry changes.
Thanks.
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Under here you will find the Local Area connection details, and under the next key below that one, you should see the sections where the actual changes are made to the connection, like WINS, DNS etc...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\
If the above key doesnt show a default value of Network Adapters, search the below key for the network adapters....
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\