Local area connection..cannot look at properties.

[Jason]

Windows 2K, SP4.

Right click on the only local area connection and select
properties...I get the error "an unexpected error
occurred".

The machine runs fine, I can see everything using
ipconfig, but I need to change the gateway in the
properties.

Any thoughts?

I thought about deleting the local area connection and
just add a new one..but what if I cannot just add a new
one...the box would be dead, not a good thing on this live
mail server.

I thought about just disabling it, but what if I cannot
enable it?

Any help would be appreciated.

Jason

 

[serverguy]

Sounds like a bad driver, but could be a number of things. Have your
checked the event logs? Have you tried simply rebooting? BTW, you should
be able to change the gateway in the registry as a workaround; just navigate
to: HKLM\system\currentcontrolset\services\tcpip\parameters\interfaces

Might still require a reboot

 

[Jason]

Thanks, I will give it a try.

Jason

-----Original Message-----
Sounds like a bad driver, but could be a number of things. Have your
checked the event logs? Have you tried simply rebooting? BTW, you should
be able to change the gateway in the registry as a workaround; just navigate
to: HKLM\system\currentcontrolset\services\tcpip\parameters\int
erfaces

Might still require a reboot




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