Win2k - My Network Places

[rossco6]

Anyone seen this weird one before?

When I right click on the My Network Places icon on the desktop, I don't see any connections. I'm trying to change my pc from a DHCP assigned address to a static one, but have hit this stumbling block!

There is no group policy settings preventing this and no other user in the domain is experiencing this, only me.

Any clues?

 

[bcastner]

In Device Manager, select the properties sheet for the network adapter, highlight TCP/IP and click Propertiess, and make the assignment.

 

[rossco6]

I cant see a way of getting to the tcp/ip properties from device manager. if I go to the properies of the NIC I just get all the driver options etc, nothing about assigning IP addresses etc.

 

[aznluvsmc]

Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Network Connections and right click the LAN adapter. You will see the TCP/IP configuration option there. Hilight TCP/IP and click Advanced to change the IP configuration.

Steven S.
MCSA
A+, Network+, Server+, i-Net+

 

[rossco6]

That's my point, when I go into network connections there is nothing there. It's totally bizarre. Out of the 250 odd pc's I have on-site this is the only one that I've noticed this problem on.

 

[alfa21]

Hi

Check this

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;269019

 

[rossco6]

Have just tried that, it didn't work.

Anymore clues? It's beginning to annoy me now!

Thanks

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[aznluvsmc]

Try removing the network adapter from the Device Manager and then reboot to have Windows reinstall it. Other than that, I can only think that a particular service is not running. Check if the Network Connections service is running.

Steven S.
MCSA
A+, Network+, Server+, i-Net+

 

[rossco6]

That was it!!!!

The network connections service was stopped!

It's always the simple things, isn't it?

Thanks all

Ross