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    I am really stupid !!!

    by mistake I have disabled the WHS network card !!!!!!

    Does anybody know how to re enable it ?


    I can only think about server recovery, and I don't want to go down this road


    Please help


    a really stupid user






    Monday, March 23, 2009 5:29 PM

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    Duffieldcastle1 said:

    ...] by mistake I have disabled the WHS network card !!!!!! [...



    Your are not alone.... Allthough I think the only way out is a server restore you might also want to check out this thread.
    No home server like Home Server
    Friday, March 27, 2009 10:49 PM
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    Is your server an OEM unit from e.g. HP? So that it's truly headless, without any way to connect keyboard, video, and mouse? In that case there is no real alternative to attempting a server recovery.
    I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)
    Monday, March 23, 2009 5:31 PM
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    Yes it is a HP media smart server

    Will server recovery work, or will it need a factory reset............

    God I feel really really stupid
    Monday, March 23, 2009 5:33 PM
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    I have seen this before....

    This was from an older post.    Seems crazy but I think somebody says it worked...

    http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/whssoftware/thread/38817add-f79e-4228-80ed-f19bcd2c0c33


    major issue - Posted on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 12:19:38 AM
    I did this to my WHS too.

    What I did was using the keyboard blindly entering the following keys:

    - enter "windows + R", this opens the run dialog
    - enter "ncpa.cpl" this opens up network connections dialog
    - now assuming you only have one network card you press the down arrow key once and press enter, this should enable the network card again

    I tested this on another PC (XP and Vista Ultimate) with display on. If it doesn't work maybe you are at the login screen, therefore you need to press ctrl+alt+del and enter your WHS admin password first.

    Hope this helped you !! It worked for me and I learnt to think twice before disabling a network card.


    Monday, March 23, 2009 5:46 PM
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    I don't have a keyborad, so I can not try your keystroke solution

    Is it possible to install a second network card........
    Monday, March 23, 2009 6:04 PM
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    Doesnt the HP unit have a usb port?    Cant you muster up a usb keyboard?
    Monday, March 23, 2009 6:10 PM
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    good point, I will give it a try.


    Thanks for the help
    Monday, March 23, 2009 6:30 PM
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    I dont own an HP WHS box so I am just guessing.    You may need to reboot it after plugging in the keyboard.     I would think it should detect a USB keyboard being it is Win2003 unless HP did something with this to prevent it from working.....     But I would think it should work.
    Monday, March 23, 2009 6:56 PM
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    Duffieldcastle1 said:

    ...] by mistake I have disabled the WHS network card !!!!!! [...



    Your are not alone.... Allthough I think the only way out is a server restore you might also want to check out this thread.
    No home server like Home Server
    Friday, March 27, 2009 10:49 PM
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    If I'm not too late to the party you might try this. If you are handy with tools you might be able to make a VGA cable for your HPMMS and then be able to get you going without having to do the rebuild trouble.

    Link 1:

    http://www.homeserverhacks.com/2008/03/attaching-vga-monitor-to-your-hp-ex470.html

    Link2 : Some where in this thread (page 2?) is the list of parts the guy used to make his connector. Worth a read so you know what you are up for.

    http://www.mediasmartserver.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=622&start=30

    fasthair


    Saturday, March 28, 2009 8:47 PM