Prohibit viewing of status for an active connection

Supported OS tags: Windows2000, WindowsServer2003, WindowsXP

Determines whether users can view the status for an active connection. Connection status is available from the connection status taskbar icon or from the Status dialog box. The Status dialog box displays information about the connection and its activity. It also provides buttons to disconnect and to configure the properties of the connection. If you enable this setting, the connection status taskbar icon and Status dialog box are not available to users (including administrators). The Status option is disabled in the context menu for the connection and on the File menu in the Network Connections folder. Users cannot choose to show the connection icon in the taskbar from the Connection Properties dialog box. Important: If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the connection status taskbar icon and Status dialog box are available to all users.

This policy has no additional user input fields.

• User
  Ability to change properties of an all user remote access connection

  At least Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
• User
  Ability to delete all user remote access connections

  Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only
• User
  Ability to Enable/Disable a LAN connection

  Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only
• User
  Ability to rename all user remote access connections

  Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only
• User
  Ability to rename LAN connections

  Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only
• User
  Ability to rename LAN connections or remote access connections available to all users

  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 operating systems only
• Computer
  Do not show the "local access only" network icon

  At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
• User
  Enable Windows 2000 Network Connections settings for Administrators

  Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP only
• User
  Prohibit access to properties of a LAN connection

  At least Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
• User
  Prohibit access to properties of components of a LAN connection

  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 operating systems only
• User
  Prohibit access to properties of components of a remote access connection

  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 operating systems only
• User
  Prohibit access to the Advanced Settings item on the Advanced menu

  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 operating systems only