This tweak is for broad band cable
connections on stand alone machines with winXP professional version - might
work on Home version also. It will probably work with networked machines as
well but I haven't tried it in that configuration. This is for windows XP
only, it does not work on win2000.
I use 3 Com cards so I don't know how it works on others at this point. It
does not involve editing the registry. This tweak assumes that you have let
winXP create a connection on install for your cable modem/NIC combination and
that your connection has tcp/ip - QoS - file and print sharing - and client
for Microsoft networks , only, installed. It also assumes that winxp will
detect your NIC and has in-box drivers for it. If it doesn't do not try this.
In the "My Network Places" properties (right click on the desktop icon and
choose properties), highlight the connection then at the menu bar choose
"Advanced" then "Advanced Settings". Uncheck the two boxes in the lower half
for the bindings for File and Printer sharing and Client for MS networks.
Click OK
- From the windows XP cd in the support directory from the support cab,
extract the file netcap.exe and place it in a directory on your hard drive
or even in the root of your C:\ drive.
- Next, open up a command prompt window and change directories to where
you put netcap.exe. then type "netcap/?". It will list some commands that
are available for netcap and a netmon driver will be installed. At the
bottom you will see your adapters. You should see two of them if using a
3Com card. One will be for LAN and the other will be for WAN something or
other.
- Next type "netcap/Remove". This will remove the netmon driver.
- Open up control panel / system / dev man and look at your network
adapters. You should now see two of them and one will have a yellow ! on it.
Right click on the one without the yellow ! and choose uninstall. YES! you
are uninstalling your network adapter, continue with the uninstall. Do not
restart yet.
- Check your connection properties to make sure that no connection exists.
If you get a wizard just cancel out of it.
- Now re-start the machine.
- After re-start go to your connection%