Unable to contact IP driver. General failure.

For some reason I cannot ping my domain controller.(It runs on Windows 2008 r2)

Pinged the server ip for the server itself , got the below error

c:\>ping xx.xx.xx.xx
Unable to contact IP driver. General failure.
 Tried to ping the loop back ip
c:\>ping 127.0.0.1
Unable to contact IP driver. General failure.

After extensive Googling, here is a solution I found:

It appears the TCP/IP stack may be corrupt.

Logged into the server via admin account , turned off the UAC then taking the following steps to reinstall and reset TCP/IP heap to its original state:

 1)Run the cmd as administrator (operation requires elevation (Run as administrator).
2)Type  netsh int ip reset in the Command Prompt shell, and then press the Enter key.
3)Restart your computer.
 Eventually pleasedownload and update the network driver to the latest version. If you server is VM, then goahead and update you VM tools.

How to statically assign an IP address in Linux...and keep it after reboot

Whether you're using Fedora version gazillion, Ubuntu 10, or Backtrack, I'm sure you've experienced some issue with setting your network configuration...and ensuring the figures you enter actually stick after a reboot. How annoying is that? It certainly makes you feel like a noob when you can't get your systems to talk because of an IP configuration error.

Well, you're not alone. There are some variances of Linux that do not save the IP configuration you input unless you hard code it into the appropriate networking file. You can set it 'ifconfig eth0 192.168.x.x/24 or go into the GUI of Fedora, but it loses its config after a simple reboot. Here's a simple way to avoid all that mess:

Need to restart networking using Linux

Nothing in IT is a stupid question.

You need to restart your network interface without having to take the long route and rebooting your system?

Do this:

sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart