Missing Network and DUN icons,

You don't say if the PC is still on the network? I would guess not! If you cannot see these icons, etc. it's likely a NIC card or cable problem. Unplug the cable, plug back in and re-boot. Can you see the icons now? Is there lights on the NIC card? Try re-install the NIC driver. Lastly, try a new NIC card.
I have noticed this before, and doing the above, along with some re-boots, ususlly solves the problem. Don't forget to re-enter your IP, DNS, etc. and re-start again. Good luck!

I tried all those solutions yesterday, and finally un-installed, and re-installed the NIC. I am now able to connect to the network, but still have no icons....any other suggestions?

thanks,

Eric

Did you install SP3? There are problems with it. I followed MS-Q254631 and it helped me.

TM

Are you part of a Windows domain, with Domain Controllers? If so, this can be forced upon you by Group Policy. That is what GP is for, to impose policies and configurations onto the user workstations. So, if this is your situation, you won't be ableto fix this.
If NOT, if you are not a member of a domain, if you are a stand-alone Win2K user, then we can fix this. Click Start -> Run and type in REGEDIT. Click OK.
This pulls up the Registry editor. Go to the following location:

Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
Value Name: NoNetworkConnections
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Data: (0 = disable restriction, 1 = enable restriction)

If NoNetworkConnections is set to 1, then double-click it andchange it to 0
Click OK, and close Regedit.
You should log off, then log back in again.
Hopefully, the Network and Dial-up Connections is back.

hope this helps