TCP/IP settings cannot be reached from Network and dial-up connections tab

January 6th, 2009
  • My Windows 2000 TCP/IP settings cannot be reached from Network and dial-up connections tab, because the icon for the Local Area Connection has disappeared. The Internet connection is working fine though, no problem at all, but if I want to access the TCP/IP properties, how can I do that without going through the icon in the "Network and dial-up connections" tab?


  • This problem is described in Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q269019. You can read about the problem, and how to fix it, here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;269019 If you are unable to follow the instructions, or if this does not solve the problem, please let me know. To answer this question, I searched for "network connections" LAN icon at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx I do hope that this solves your problem. sa-ga


  • This didn't work I'm afraid. I updated the registry as per the instructions. In the article, it is said that only the "Make New Connection" icon can be seen in the network tab. For me, not even "Make New Connection" can be seen in the tab even though you can Right Click to invoke "New Connection..."


  • In the registry, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlNetwork contains details of your network and dial-up connections. If you browse through these keys, you should be able to find the one that describes your Local Area Connection (it will contain a value "Name" with content "Local Area Connection"). Add a DWORD value called ShowIcon with a content 0x00000001 in the same "Connection" key as the "Name" value. Next time you start your network connection, an icon should appear on your taskbar, in the lower right hand corner of your screen. You can right click this icon and select "Status" in order to manage the connection. Let me know if this helps. sa-ga







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