Can an Network Adapter be renamed? 1

[techierick]

I have a server with 3 nics in it (identical) and would like to rename them to be more descriptive (ie top, middle, bottom) is this possible? My end goal is that when i go into ip configuration, i can tell which NIC is which at a glance.

Thanks,

Rick

 

[darranagl]

You can modify the Registry and change the description of the NIC.

Look in

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CURRENTCONTROLSET\SERVICES\CLASS\NET

in there you should have a 0000 subkey which is the first network connection. If you change the DRIVERDESC it will change the text in your network window. New Zealand, a great place to visit.

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[techierick]

this key doesn't exist in NT 4.0 Is this a win2k key?

 

[darranagl]

Sorry, that was the Win98 key.

The NT4 key is...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\NETWORKCARDS

In there you will find subkeys 1,2,3 etc. In the subkeys you can change the Title field to change the NIC title in your Network Adaptors. New Zealand, a great place to visit.

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