With a fresh install of Windows 7 professional, I added an new account (name: user1) and joined it to the "network configuration operators" group.I would assume that this user would now get the permission to edit the network settings of the LAN-connection (i.e. TCP/IP settings)But this doens't work. I get an window which asks for the credentials. When i enter the credentials for that user (user1) , i get an message "you do not have sufficient priviledges for configuring connection properties"If i try to edit the settings with netsh.exe in an elevated command-box , it works (credentials from user1)!!So, this user has the permissions to change the settings.Thes users must be able to change the TCP/IP settings from the Gui!Is this some kind of bug in win7 which doesn't let the user change these settings via GUI? S. K.

Anoying as ____, ain't it? And it's not just you - I can duplicate the issue.There are several similar issues related to print/driver privaleges - what you can do depends on what UI you work from.It has to be a bug..."designing" such functionality would just be silly.

I have also just experienced this issue.windows 7 enterprise.Added my domain account into the "Network Configuration Operators" group on workstation. Log off, log back in again, no access to the properties section of any of the workstations network interfaces.btw, what is the Moderator on about?

This behavior is caused by the default policy setting in the Windows Server 2000. Mapped Drive Connection to Network Share May Be Lost Sometimes firewall can also cause this kind of issues. I suggest you temporary disable the firewall on both computers. After doing these, the mapped drives should not disconnect. In general situations, although the connections disconnect after a while, it should be able to reconnect if you launch it. In this case you may need to change the NTLM authentication level. Please refer the following website. Network security: LAN Manager authentication level The policy is: Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options\Network security: LAN Manager authentication level Please change “Send LM & NTLM - use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated”. If your system is Windows 7 Home Premium, you may change it from Registry. 1. Launch regedit from Start Search box.2. Find the following branch. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa 3. Create a DWORD key under Lsa and set: Name: LmCompatibilityLevel Value: 1 4. Restart.Arthur Xie - MSFT