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Hi,
We have a weird problem on a Windows 2000 SP3 server (not important but it
is a DC and an Exchange server). The server had to be recovered to a
different hardware platform (IBM to Compaq) due to a hardware problem. After
a sucessful recovery we noticed that the 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Properties' window was incorrectly showing the network connection as 'obtain
an IP address (or DNS server)automatically', where ipconfig showed the
correct static IP address. We have now repaired the old server and
sucessfully restored the server back to it's IBM hardware and this fault
still exists, so far we have done the following to try and resolve this with
no effect:
1) Removed the network card from device manager and reinstalled using fresh
drivers
2) Manually gone through the registry and cleaned out any GUID references to
old network connections
3) Set the server to use DHCP and then reconfigurd the static IP / DNS /
WINS settings
All tests show the server is using the static IP address as per ipconfig,
however if you make any change in the GUI, without filling in all details
(i.e. just adding a DNS server), and click OK it will then change the
network connection to use DHCP with the static assigned DNS server.
As indicated above if you set all setings in the GUI and click OK it will
correctly apply the settings, but the next time you enter the GUI it shows
you are obtaining automatically.
While this isn't causing a critical issue it is only a matter of time before
someone plays and accedentially sets the NC to use DHCP so if anyone has any
ideas on this issue that would be great.
Thanks in advance
Hi,
We have a weird problem on a Windows 2000 SP3 server (not important but it
is a DC and an Exchange server). The server had to be recovered to a
different hardware platform (IBM to Compaq) due to a hardware problem. After
a sucessful recovery we noticed that the 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Properties' window was incorrectly showing the network connection as 'obtain
an IP address (or DNS server)automatically', where ipconfig showed the
correct static IP address. We have now repaired the old server and
sucessfully restored the server back to it's IBM hardware and this fault
still exists, so far we have done the following to try and resolve this with
no effect:
1) Removed the network card from device manager and reinstalled using fresh
drivers
2) Manually gone through the registry and cleaned out any GUID references to
old network connections
3) Set the server to use DHCP and then reconfigurd the static IP / DNS /
WINS settings
All tests show the server is using the static IP address as per ipconfig,
however if you make any change in the GUI, without filling in all details
(i.e. just adding a DNS server), and click OK it will then change the
network connection to use DHCP with the static assigned DNS server.
As indicated above if you set all setings in the GUI and click OK it will
correctly apply the settings, but the next time you enter the GUI it shows
you are obtaining automatically.
While this isn't causing a critical issue it is only a matter of time before
someone plays and accedentially sets the NC to use DHCP so if anyone has any
ideas on this issue that would be great.
Thanks in advance