Guys this question was asked previously by Kevin below, bu..

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Guys this question was asked previously by Kevin below, but never resolved.
I too am needing to figure out the same problem.
I have to have all users statically set for Speed and Duplex when on my
network.
When the laptop users leave the office and try an connect @ home or in a
hotel or something, because they are regular users and not admins, they do
not have the option to change their speed and Duplex.

i am looking for a local or Group Policy that can be enabled to allow access
to these controls. The reponse below ""On XP Pro, there is a group called
"Network Configuration Operators." I'm > not sure if this group can do it,
but try it out."" does not solve this issue. I added the users individually
and also added all domain users to this local group. User could still not
access these settings.

Without making these people admins how can I allow the ability to change
speed and duplex on their nics..

Thx