Network connections disappear on W2k server
I have two W2K server machines with the same symptoms:
When I open the Start->Settings->network connection folder, all network connections have disappeared. This condition remains for a considerable long time, and is persistent over several reboot cycles
The network connections are still functional, and I have made minor changes (IP address) since then by directly modifying the registry, but I have no chance to regulary manage the settings.
The connections are still visible with "ipconfig /all".
The account I use has admin privileges, so the connections should not be hidden by any rules.
OS upgrade is not an option, reinstall of the OS definitely not preferred ... =:S
Any hint ?
When I open the Start->Settings->network connection folder, all network connections have disappeared. This condition remains for a considerable long time, and is persistent over several reboot cycles
The network connections are still functional, and I have made minor changes (IP address) since then by directly modifying the registry, but I have no chance to regulary manage the settings.
The connections are still visible with "ipconfig /all".
The account I use has admin privileges, so the connections should not be hidden by any rules.
OS upgrade is not an option, reinstall of the OS definitely not preferred ... =:S
Any hint ?
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I suspect the DCOM settig needs to be ashamed.
Thanks alot ! Tha was annoying me for months now.
The other one might be helpful, too, at least for other cases similar to mine - but I didn't need to try that somewhat more ... er ... brute force attempt.
Again: THANKS !