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cannot change Network ID

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by dakid 1 view

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Hi!
I just did a fresh windows 2000 installation and to my surprise when I go to my computer>properties>network identification my network id tab is grayed out so I can't go in there. I need to change my comp name and workgroup name. I am logging in as administrator and don't know why it's like this.

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by dakid

oops... let me add that in network id tab on properties I can get in there but in "member of" the workgroup is grayed out as well so I can't change it to my home networks name.

by kenv

Have you installed all of the required hardware drivers (ie network card)? Is TCP/IP functioning?
Test it by pinging the loopback address of 127.0.0.1. This will verify that the protocol is bound to the network card. Without networking, the tabs you want to access might get disabled.

by vinnyd

Since you did a fresh install of wk2 then your network adapter was not recognized and installed.

Find out what nic you have and find the drivers for it.

by dakid

got it going!!.... reinstalled win2000 all over again and it worked fine. I guess had something go wrong on first installation. I do appreciate everyone's input
thanks

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