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Windows 2003 virtual machine has no network connectivity

Troubleshooting


Problem

Windows® 2003 virtual machine has no network connectivity even to virtual machine in the same port group.

Symptom

Virtual Machine is pingable upon booting then not pingable when VM completes boot process.

 
The IPsec Services service does not start, and Error events that resemble the following are logged in the System event log:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7023
Date: Date
Time: Time
User: N/A
Computer: Server_name
Description: The IPsec Services service terminated with the following error: Only one usage of each socket address (protocol/network address/port) is normally permitted.
Event Type: Error
Event Source: IPsec
Event Category: None
Event ID: 4292
Date: Date
Time: Time
User: N/A
Computer: Server_name
Description: The IPsec driver has entered Block mode. IPsec will discard all incoming and outgoing TCP/IP network traffic that is not permitted by boot-time IPsec Policy exemptions. User Action: To restore full unsecured TCP/IP connectivity, disable the IPsec services, and then restart the computer. For detailed troubleshooting information, review the events in the Security event log.

Cause

The problem occurs after the Domain Name System (DNS) security update 953230 (MS08-037) is installed on a computer that is running Windows Small Business Server (SBS), and then you restart the computer.

Environment

Windows 2003

Resolving The Problem

The following MS Article ID : 956189 describes the fix needed to windows registry,

Some Services May Fail to Start or May Not Work Properly After Installing MS08-037

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Document Information

Modified date:
19 April 2022

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