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You did make a backup, before you completed your &quot;administration&quot; ?<br />
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Are you using the VMXNET3 network interface ?<br />
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Re-install VMware Tools.
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Turn server off, remove NIC, re-seat NIC and power on server (if NIC isn't hardwired or imbedded in the system board).<br />
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Do you have any other NIC's on the server? &nbsp;Is this NIC cloned or in a team?<br />
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If NIC is listed in device manager, do you have the drivers for it that you can reload (possible download them on another pc, save drivers to thumb-drive and use them on the server)?
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looks like vmtools screwed in some way. &nbsp;currently reinstalling.
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so ethernet controller showing not configured correctly and there is a vmware vista physical disk helper device showing device drivers not installed/present, and on the driver tab shows it as a service, as stopped status.
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would .net 4.5.2 or ms visual c++ redistributable affect IIS/exchange/network?
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ah its changed it to e1000!
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it keeps upgrading the vmtools on restart...
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thats what i did. &nbsp;thanks andy
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Hello<br />
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I have done some maintenance on the server and now lost the NIC,<br />
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Ran a windows update installing latest update rollup and .net 4.5.2 to name but a few. &nbsp;At the same time i increase the HDD of c: and d: and gave it 2gb more ram. &nbsp;On boot up the server has lost its nic. &nbsp;I see an unhappy NIC in device manager.<br />
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IDeas?
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Hello

I have done some maintenance on the server and now lost the NIC,

Ran a windows update installing latest update rollup and .net 4.5.2 to name but a few.  At the same time i increase the HDD of c: and d: and gave it 2gb more ram.  On boot up the server has lost its nic.  I see an unhappy NIC in device manager.

IDeas?

You did make a backup, before you completed your &quot;administration&quot; ?

Are you using the VMXNET3 network interface ?

Re-install VMware Tools.

Turn server off, remove NIC, re-seat NIC and power on server (if NIC isn&#39;t hardwired or imbedded in the system board).

Do you have any other NIC&#39;s on the server?  Is this NIC cloned or in a team?

If NIC is listed in device manager, do you have the drivers for it that you can reload (possible download them on another pc, save drivers to thumb-drive and use them on the server)?

looks like vmtools screwed in some way.  currently reinstalling.

so ethernet controller showing not configured correctly and there is a vmware vista physical disk helper device showing device drivers not installed/present, and on the driver tab shows it as a service, as stopped status.

would .net 4.5.2 or ms visual c++ redistributable affect IIS/exchange/network?

it keeps upgrading the vmtools on restart...

Exchange 2010 lost NIC...

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