Has anyone ever seen a behavior in Windows 8 or 8.1 where assigned static IP settings fail to display in the tcp settings fields on a nic configuration window?
As an example, if we configure a NIC with static settings, save, close the settings windows and immediately re-open, it shows everything as DHCP defaults.
This is not a matter of invalid entry or IP settings.
If we run ipconfig right after saving, you clearly see the saved static settings and the network card is in-fact operational on the settings. The issue is simply the GUI displays DHCP defaults each and every time, regardless of. Ironically, if we run "diagnose"
on the NIC (while on a different subnet) it recommends switching back to DHCP. So the logic clearly confirms a static address is defined, the GUI seems to have a bug.
This only affects Windows 8 and 8.1 machines, never seen it on 7 or back.
Already attempted the fix listed on the BOTTOM of this other thread:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/70762c1c-da6d-45b7-b3bf-b7079abf8469/windows-server-2008-can-not-see-static-ip