Network and Sharing Center Troubleshooting Guide

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

This guide provides troubleshooting information for the Network and Sharing Center in the Windows Vista® and Windows Server® 2008 operating systems. It is designed to help you identify and resolve problems that might be related to Network Connections, Network Map, or modems.

In this guide

• Quick Fixes for Network Connections

• Quick Fixes for Modems

• Improving Modem Throughput Speeds

• Network Map Does Not Display Your Windows XP-based Computers

Acknowledgments

Produced by: Microsoft Windows Server User Assistance team

Project Writer: Dave Bishop, Gloria Boyer, L. Joan Devraun

Project Editor: Scott Somohano

Technical Reviewers: Sen Veluswami, Alvin Tan, Amit Pethe, Rade Trimceski, Aaron Cunningham, Bill Begorre

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Reviewers: Richard Wu, Wai Ho

Additional Information

For additional information, see the following:

• Windows Server 2008 event-based troubleshooting (organized by server role) https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=76538

• Network and Sharing Center Operations Guide https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=63530

• Network and Sharing Center Technical Reference https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=71748