To help troubleshoot some intermittent Internet issues, I switched routers from an Asus model to the Cox Panoramic Gateway, which I had previously been using in bridge (modem-only) mode with the Asus, the idea being to test with just the Cox equipment. Everything went as expected, except that my PC wired to the router could no longer be found by other devices on the network. I looked at "Settings->Network & internet" and clicked Properties, and the "Network profile type" section that normally appears at the top of the ensuing page was totally missing, so I couldn't switch it from the "Public" type. I looked at adapter properties for this Realtek PCIe 2.5GbE Family Controller, and it appeared as below:


I don't know how it was configured before I switched routers, but checking the likely suspects including "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" restored the missing "Network profile type" section, allowing me to choose "Private network" and thus restore connectivity to other devices on my network. As you can see, I do use Hyper-V and VMware, and my VMs were working fine before I switched routers and continued to work fine afterwards, including before I made these changes. I never touched any of these settings before now.
Can anyone explain what happened behind the scenes to screw up my networking after I switched routers?
Did I correct this in the right way?


I don't know how it was configured before I switched routers, but checking the likely suspects including "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" restored the missing "Network profile type" section, allowing me to choose "Private network" and thus restore connectivity to other devices on my network. As you can see, I do use Hyper-V and VMware, and my VMs were working fine before I switched routers and continued to work fine afterwards, including before I made these changes. I never touched any of these settings before now.
Can anyone explain what happened behind the scenes to screw up my networking after I switched routers?
Did I correct this in the right way?
- Windows Build/Version
- Windows 11 Pro, 23H2, 22631.3880
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 11