XP/2003: Reset or Reinstall to Correct a Bad TCP/IP Stack

Contributed by davak

April 30, 2004

Tagged: Windows

In the later versions of windows, TCP/IP is considered a core component and cannot be uninstalled. Several things can corrupt the TCP/IP stack. This recipe explains how to reset the stack.

Many programs like to adjust and change the TCP/IP stack. In older versions of windows the stack could be corrected by uninstalling and reinstalling. However, since the stack is now a core component, uninstalling is no longer possible. Thank goodness, however, that it can be easily reset.

Start button

run

netsh int ip reset c:\resetlog.txt

c:\resetlog.txt will show what changes existed. You can change this to whatever path you wish.

This command rewrites the TCP/IP registry keys. Essentially, this causes the same result as the removal and the reinstallation of the protocol.

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davak 4 years ago 1 point
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Related submission from mikejc:

When viewing the list of components for a network interface, you may notice that the Uninstall button is disabled when Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is selected. In Windows XP, the TCP/IP stack is considered a core component of the operating system; therefore, it is not possible to uninstall TCP/IP in Windows XP.

In extreme cases, reinstalling the Internet Protocol stack may be the most appropriate solution. With the NetShell utility, you can now reset the TCP/IP stack back to a pristine state, to the same state as when the operating system was installed.

The NetShell utility ( netsh ) is a command-line scripting interface for the configuring and monitoring of Windows XP networking. This tool provides an interactive network shell interface to the user.

In Windows XP, a reset command is available in the IP context of the NetShell utility. When this command is executed, it rewrites pertinent registry keys that are used by the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) stack to achieve the same result as the removal and the reinstallation of the protocol.

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onur 1 week ago 1 point
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Cuma, Şubat 08, 2008
İnternete bağlanamama sorunu

Bir süredir masaüstü bilgisayarım internete bağlanmıyordu. Bayağı uğraşmama rağmen, neden kaynaklandığını bulamıyordum. Sonunda az önce sorunun sebebini buldum. Eğer benzer bir probleminiz olursa diye buraya not ediyorum.

Benim bilgisayarımın (Win XP) ağ bağlantısı ayarlarında sorun yoktu, çünkü ağdaki diğer bilgisayarlara ping atabiliyordum. Fakat sonradan anladım ki, bilgisayarımın TCP/IP stack'i bir şekilde, bir program tarafından bozulmuş. Bunu düzeltmek için şunu yaptım:
Başlat > Çalıştır >
netsh int ip reset c:\resetlog.txt
komutunu verdim. Bu komutun sonucunda TCP/IP stack sıfırlandı. Sonra bağlantımı sağ tıklayıp, "tamir et" komutunu verdim. Sorun düzeldi.
Internete bağlanma sorunu yaşarsanız şu iki yazıyı okumanızı tavsiye ederim:

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