What actions occur when I click Repair on a network connection in Windows XP and later?
A.If you right-click a network connection and select Status, Windows displays information about the connection's speed, duration of connection, and packet activity. For XP and later, a Repair option appears on the Support tab. When you click Repair, Windows attempts to resolve a range of problems. Specifically, the OS
Attempts to renew the DHCP lease, if the connection obtains its IP address through DHCP, using a broadcast message.
Flushes the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) cache using the command arp -d *
Flushes the NetBIOS cache using the command nbtstat -R
Flushes the DNS cache using the command ipconfig /flushdns
Reregisters the NetBIOS name and IP address with WINS using the command nbtstat -RR
Reregisters the computer name and IP address with DNS using the command ipconfig /registerdns
