title: Can you keep a statically assigned NIC alive even when there are no connections in windows?
body: <p>I have a NIC that is set to a static IP and has a bunch of optional connections that it is supposed to listen for. I'd like this to be listening whether or not a Ethernet cable is plugged in (in case someone plugs one in after the software has been on without having to check for that). Is this even possible? If so, how?</p>