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General Deployment information Because I support the Windows Firewall I often get asked for guidance on deploying it. David Bishop wrote a nice white paper on deploying the Windows Firewall so I won’t repeat it all here but this is my go to link when I am asked about group policy or how to deploy the...

Have you ever wondered how Windows knows you’re connected to the Internet? You may have noticed the over the network icon by the clock, have you ever wondered what happens in the background? This blog aims to find answers to these and related questions. Process overview When a Windows machine connects...

I recently heard from Joe Davies that the 3rd edition of his Understanding IPv6 book is available!     This edition builds on the treasure trove of information found in Understanding IPv6, 2nd Edition, which included updates for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Understanding IPv6, 3rd...

We get questions from customers asking how they can disable a wireless connection when they are connected to a physical network. There can be various reasons for wanting to do this but they are often misguided. First let me say – Windows does not currently have the ability to disable a Wireless connection...

Like last week, I have only one new article to share this time: 2524478 The network location profile changes from "Domain" to "Public" in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 - Mike Platts

Quite a variety of new articles were released this week, covering a number of networking technologies and operating system versions: 2523887 You may encounter file corruption issues when you use the Offline Files feature to synchronize data in Windows 7 2525835 MS11-047: Vulnerability in Microsoft Hyper...

As discussed in the previous posts in this series, there can be several causes that will prevent the Windows Firewall from starting. In this installment I will cover specifics of checking dependencies. Checking Dependencies When checking dependencies you will want to check to ensure that the default...

The Windows Firewall Service Fails to start – Checking Privilege Access As discussed in the previous posts in this series, there can be several causes that will prevent Windows Firewall from starting. In this installment, part 4 of 5 in the series, I will cover specifics of checking access privileges...

I have just one new networking-related article to mention this week: 2465408 Applications or services cannot update their routing tables after they receive route change notifications in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7 - Mike Platts

As discussed in my previous posts in this series, there can be several causes that will prevent the Windows Firewall from starting. In this installment, part 3 of 5, I will cover specifics of checking registry permissions. Checking Registry Permissions You can verify the permissions in Registry Editor...

This is part two in my series on Windows Firewall failing to start. In part one , I covered Windows XP and gave an overview of the issues seen in Windows Vista and Windows 7. As discussed, there can be several causes that will prevent the firewall from starting. In this post, I will cover specifics of...

Like last week, I have one new networking-related article to share this time: 2560995 Intel’s My WiFi Technology stops working after resuming from sleep or hibernate in Windows 7 - Mike Platts

There can be several causes that will prevent the Windows Firewall from starting and I will attempt to cover them in this series of five blog posts. In this first post, I will cover Windows XP and Windows Vista / Windows 7 separately as they are two different services. Last I will cover one issue with...

I have one new networking-related article for this week: 2473489 IP address and default gateway settings are assigned incorrectly in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008, in Windows 7, and in Windows Server 2008 R2 - Mike Platts

I have three new networking-related articles to share with you this week: 2533454 Resolving Internet connectivity issues on World IPv6 Day (June 8, 2011) 2550576 STOP 0xC4 may occur in tcpipreg.sys following a reboot after Driver Verifier is enabled on Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 2551021...

I have three new networking-related articles to report this week: 2489177 You cannot access a drive that is mapped to a WebDAV share on a web server that uses only certificate authentication after the connection is idle for some time in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 2497787 The Remote Desktop...

Like last week, I have two new networking-related articles to share this time: 2263829 The network connection of a running Hyper-V virtual machine may be lost under heavy outgoing network traffic on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 2530126 Error message "Windows firewall cannot...

I have two new networking-related articles to share with you this time around: 2445570 Slow response working with WebDAV resources on Windows Vista or Windows 7 2496820 Applications that use the Virtual Wi-Fi technology do not work after you restart a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server...

It has been a light week for new content this time around; I have just one new article to report: 2523382 Performance counter 'Redirector-Current Commands' always shows a value of '0' - Mike Platts

I have two new articles to share with you this week: 2506718 A device may be displayed as the default icon on the network map when the network has more than 10 hosts 2512089 Offline File Synchronization – In Windows 7 the "Work Offline/Work Online" option button disappears from Windows Explorer...

I recently read a post by Joseph Davies over at the WSiX Network Connection blog about a resource on TechNet I hadn’t seen before that many of our readers may be interested in. The Windows Server Information eXperience guys have been hard at work updating the Networking and Access Technologies page on...

Here are the latest networking-related articles I have to share this week: 2470853 IGMP v1 membership report packets are sent to incorrect destinations on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista 2487035 "0x00000027" Stop error when you try to access earlier versions...

I have one new networking-related article to share this week: 2502370 "The following updates might need to be reinstalled" message when you try to install SP1 for Windows 7 or for Windows Server 2008 R2 I will keep an eye out for any additional networking-related articles and report them to...

Joe Davies has published a new Test Lab Guide (TLG) that may be of interest to a number of you. TLGs walk you through the creation of a test lab to demonstrate various technologies. Learn more about TLGs and how to get started with them here . Read more about the new IPv6 Test Lab Guide on The WSiX Network...

We are pleased to announce that Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 has reached RTM (Release To Manufacturing) and will soon be available. On February 16, SP1 will be available to Windows Volume Licensing customers, MSDN subscribers, and TechNet subscribers. It will be available...