One NIC and Warning - Multiple default gateways error message

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Hi, a few days ago I have modified my network and needed to change the
IP and gateway on my ethernet adapter on my win2k system. Finally I
decided to keep the original IP and gateway but since then If I try to
click OK on the TCP/IP property dialog I receive this error:

Warning - Multiple default gateways are intended to provide redundancy
to a single network (such as an intranet or the internet). They will
not function properly when the gateways are on two separate, disjoint
networks (such as one on your intranet and one on the internet). Do you
want to save this configuration?

Only one gateway is showed in the default gateway settings and I have
no other NIC in the system. How come I can have 2 default gateway?

Here's some results I get with ipconfig and route:

ipconfig /all results:

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : none
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link DFE-530TX PCI Fast
Ethernet Adapter (Rev A)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-BD-4C-B4-AC
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 209.226.175.223
198.235.216.134


route PRINT results:
===========================================================================
Interface List
0x1 ........................... MS TCP Loopback interface
0x1000003 ...00 50 bd 4c b4 ac ...... D-Link DFE-530TX PCI Fast
Ethernet Adapter
===========================================================================
===========================================================================
Active Routes:
Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface
Metric
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.100
1
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1
1
192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.100 192.168.1.100
1
192.168.1.100 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1
1
192.168.1.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.1.100 192.168.1.100
1
224.0.0.0 224.0.0.0 192.168.1.100 192.168.1.100
1
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.1.100 192.168.1.100
1
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
===========================================================================
Persistent Routes:
None


Is there a registry key I could edit or delete to remove an old hidden
gateway? I also have installed vmware and colinux which install network
bridges, but I doubt that they are causing the problem since they have
been installed for months and everything was working fine. Anyway any
hints will be greatly welcome

If you need any other information, let me know
 
Click the Advanced button and see if you have additional gateway entries.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
 
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