diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/DBobjUtils.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/DBobjUtils.pm
index 5bf27c69e..19428d0e0 100755
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/DBobjUtils.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/DBobjUtils.pm
@@ -2747,7 +2747,7 @@ sub collapsenicsattr()
         # e.g nicips.eth0
         # do not need to handle nic attributes without the postfix .ethx,
         # it will be overwritten by the attributes with the postfix .ethx,
-        if ($nodeattr =~ /^(nic\w+)\.(\w+)$/)
+        if ($nodeattr =~ /^(nic\w+)\.(.*)$/)
         {       
            if ($1 && $2)
            {       
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/DBobjectdefs.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/DBobjectdefs.pm
index be5ba6726..f2531a52b 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/DBobjectdefs.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/DBobjectdefs.pm
@@ -622,7 +622,8 @@ sub processArgs
 
             # if it has an "=" sign its an attr=val - we hope
             #   - this will handle "attr= "
-            my ($attr, $value) = $a =~ /^\s*(\S+?)\s*=\s*(\S*.*)$/;
+            # The attribute itself might contain "space", like "nics.Local Connection Adapter 1" on windows
+            my ($attr, $value) = $a =~ /^\s*(.*?)\s*=\s*(\S*.*)$/;
             if (!defined($attr) || !defined($value))
             {
                 my $rsp;
@@ -644,7 +645,7 @@ sub processArgs
         my $nicattrs = 0;
         foreach my $kattr (keys %::ATTRS)
         {
-            if ($kattr =~ /^nic\w+\.\w+$/)
+            if ($kattr =~ /^nic\w+\..*$/)
             {
                 $nicattrs = 1;
             }
@@ -850,7 +851,7 @@ sub processArgs
                 foreach my $dattr (@dispattrs)
                 {
                     # lsdef -t node -h -i nicips.eth0
-                    if($dattr =~ /^(nic\w+)\.\w+$/)
+                    if($dattr =~ /^(nic\w+)\..*$/)
                     {
                         $dattr = $1;
                     }
@@ -1148,7 +1149,7 @@ sub processArgs
         my $i = 0;
         for ($i=0; $i < (scalar @::AttrList) ; $i++ )
         {
-            if($::AttrList[$i] =~ /^(nic\w+)\.(\w+)$/)
+            if($::AttrList[$i] =~ /^(nic\w+)\.(.*)$/)
             {
                 $::AttrList[$i] = $1; 
                 push @{$::NicsAttrHash{$::AttrList[$i]}}, $2;
@@ -1306,7 +1307,7 @@ sub defmk
             {
                 my $attrorig = $attr;
                 # nicips.eth0 => nicips
-                if ($attr =~ /^(nic\w+)\.\w+$/)
+                if ($attr =~ /^(nic\w+)\..*$/)
                 {
                     $attr = $1;
                 }
@@ -1950,7 +1951,7 @@ sub defch
             {
                 my $attrorig = $attr;
                 # nicips.eth0 => nicips
-                if ($attr =~ /^(nic\w+)\.\w+$/)
+                if ($attr =~ /^(nic\w+)\..*$/)
                 {
                     $attr = $1;
                 }
@@ -2638,7 +2639,7 @@ sub setFINALattrs
             my %tmphash = ();
             foreach my $nodeattr (keys %{$::CLIATTRS{$objname}})
             {
-                if ($nodeattr =~ /^(nic\w+)\.\w+$/)
+                if ($nodeattr =~ /^(nic\w+)\..*$/)
                 {
                     my $tmpnicattr = $1;
                     if (!defined($tmphash{$tmpnicattr}))