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A network interface controller (also known as a network interface card, network adapter, LAN adapter and by similar terms) is a computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network.

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Does Wake-on-LAN (WoL) depend on the motherboard or the network card?

This question was spurred by discovering the Acer M670G seems not have an Wake-on-LAN (WoL) settings in the BIOS and in general, wondering whether WoL is controlled by the BIOS/NIC or the OS. One of ...
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Windows 10 "Not connected - Connections are available" and "Limited" yellow warning but Working internet connection

After upgrading my dell xps 13 (2015 model) from win8.1 to win10 all worked fine really fast top notch combination, untill after a week it now shows a yellow triangle warning icon on to of the wifi ...
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Check Bandwidth utilization of specific application or process in windows 7

I want to know is there any command-line tool (windows built-in or 3rd party), that can be used to check bandwidth utilization of a particular process or executable? For example, i want to check ...
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Failed to open/create the internal network 'VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter'

Newbie here. I'm trying to use bridged network on VM Virtualbox using VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter. When I start the virtual program, it outputs the following error message. 'Failed to open/...
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Why do network cards without all of the wires work?

I recently acquired an older model of PC, and the network card in it did not work. A friend of mine had a spare laying around for me to use as a replacement, but I noticed that it only had 4 of the 8 ...
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How can I tell which of multiple network cards is in use?

Suppose I have multiple network cards connected to my PC, how can I know which card is used for communication. For example, if I use ping 192.168.x.xxx I would like to know which card (and which IP ...
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difference between access point and bridge?

What is the difference between a wireless access point and a bridge? I have a wireless router downstairs and a wireless router/access point upstairs in my office. I want to connect the desktop in my ...
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My Hyper-V vEthernet (Default Switch) is automatically deleted and re-created every few seconds

On Windows 10 Pro 1809 build 17763.805 my network connectivity bounces every 2 seconds from online to offline. I'm running Hyper-V in order to use Docker Desktop for Windows. Checking Control Panel\...
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IP address assigned to non-existent adapter

So I automatically received the Windows 10 anniversary update this afternoon (against both my will and my explicit no-update settings) on my work computer. When I logged back in, all of my network ...
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Computers have drastically different download speeds on the same network

I have four devices, Windows 8.1 laptop (mine), Windows 10 laptop, iPhone SE, Android phone, connected to the same network and the Windows 8.1. laptop has a significantly slower download speed (~15 ...
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Can a desktop (windows 7) Wifi adapter serve as a Wifi Access Point (not ad-hoc nor bridge)?

I was reading the many differences between Access Point, Bridge, Ad-hoc or hot spot networks, and as you may tell from the title I'm a bit confused. From my understanding based on the their difference ...
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Wifi Adapter not working in windows 8

I have Dell Inspiron 15R N5010 with the Network Adaptor card as Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter Provider : Broadcom File version : 5.100.245.20 Driver Provider : Microsoft Digital Signer : ...
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Setting a Preferred Network Adapter for browsing

My PC at work is connected to 2 networks; LAN: local corporate network for remote desktop access and very slow internet connection WAN: wireless faster internet browsing I need to be connected to ...
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How to get LACP teaming and VLANs working again after Windows 10 version 1511 upgrade?

I have Intel PRO/1000 PT dual port gigabit adapter. I installed Windows 7 drivers in my Windows 10 computer, and they were working fine, both LACP and multiple VLANs were working properly. Now, my ...
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In Virtual Box, how do you know which NIC is which from the linux command line?

I've run into a problem a few times now where I'm installing linux in a virtual machine, and all of my interfaces look like "enp0s3" or "enp0s8" ect. In one test, I was running a VM with 4 virtual ...
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VirtualBox Network Adapter fails to install

The Host-Only Adapter fails to install in Windows 8.1 x64 with VirtualBox-4.3.20-96997. When VirtualBox is installed, Host-Only appears in the Device Manager as a failed device. Therefore Host-Only ...
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Can't get IP on Windows 7 after extensive troubleshooting

My Windows 7 system is not able to pull an IP from my router's DHCP. This just started a few days ago, and I've done quite a bit of troubleshooting. Here's what I've tried in roughly chronological ...
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Use 2 wireless adapters to connect to 2 WIFI networks (local and internet) simultaneously?

On my HP Compaq 6710b there's an internal WIFI network adapter. Attached to the same laptop there's also an external USB Alfa WIFI adapter. I live near campus and can pick it's WIFI signal. The ...
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Multiple MAC addresses on a single network interface

Since the other question about this (Multiple network interfaces on a single NIC in Windows) only asks about different routing, I'm going to ask this again: Is there any way to create multiple ...
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Get network utilization from command line

In the Windows task manager there is a handy network tab which shows the link speed and network utilization (in percentage of available bandwidth) for connected network adapters: Is there a way to ...
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What is a TAP adapter, what does it do, and how does it work?

I am currently using NordVPN on my Windows 10 system, and during the course of uninstalling an unrelated program, I came across something called 'TAP - NordVPN 9.21.2' on the Uninstall/Change list. ...
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6to4 vs ISATAP vs Teredo Adapters

I understand that all three adapters mentioned in the title are related to transitioning IPv4 to IPv6. ISATAP: Transmits IPv6 packets between dual-stack nodes on top of an IPv4 network. Teredo: IPv6 ...
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Realtek NIC running at 100Mb/s rather than 1000Mb/s

My Realtek NIC in my Windows Home Server (essentially w2k3) box refuses to run at 1000Mb/s even if I change the driver settings from Auto Negotion to 1000Mb/s full duplex. I've installed the latest ...
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What does ipconfig return in Windows command line?

When I run command "ipconfig" in Windows command line, I am expecting to see my IP address that I have in the LAN I am connected to. But besides that I see many, many entries. Can someone explain ...
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Does Windows 7 support 802.3ad (link aggregation) natively?

I'm trying to understand what's needed to make Windows 7 combine two Ethernet ports into one virtual 2 gigabit port. I know I need 802.3ad compatible switch, my NAS also supports 802.3ad, but it's not ...
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How do I properly support two network cards in one Windows 7 PC?

I've upgraded from Vista to Windows 7. On Vista I used to run one network card (Intel 82566DC -2 Gigabit) for my internet which was connected to a Dovado USB mobile broadband router connected to a 3G ...
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Windows is setting a 1GBit connection down to 100mbit

My current network should support wired 1Gbit connection. It used to be 1Gbit on my PC, but some time ago Windows started to see it as 100mbit. After trying several things, I am 100% it is an OS issue....
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Windows 10 intermittently crashes while entering sleep mode—network driver issue or hardware failure?

I've been having intermittent problems with my Windows 10 (version 1703) system hanging while entering sleep mode. The machine turns off most hardware, but the disk activity indicator still flashes a ...
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Do we need NIC to ping loopback IP

I read that pinging loopback will work if we have TCP/IP suite installed on our computers and don't necessarily have a NIC. So, do we need NIC to ping loopback ip(127.0.0.0) ? Thanks.
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How to restart my network adapters with a .bat file?

I'm an IT student in college and I just started an internship with a local retail company. I do a bit of work on their registers and one thing that we have to do frequently is reset the network ...
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Check Point Software VPN fails (SSL Network Extender is down …) after Windows update

I am using Windows 10 in my Lenovo laptop. To connect to our client environment, I need to use their Check Point Software VPN. I was able to connect successfully earlier in the day. However, after ...
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Does a USB-C ethernet adapter have a higher latency than a regular ethernet port?

Unfortunately, my new gaming laptop does not have a physical ethernet port. Will a USB-C to ethernet adapter produce the same latency(ping) as a physical ethernet port would? Also, how much CPU would ...
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My computer network interface is crashing while downloading

As title says my computer network interface is crashing while downloading. I'm on Windows 10. My motherboard is asus p8h77-m pro. I can use my computer and internet as normal, I never experienced this ...
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Windows 7 'netsh reset' without rebooting?

Frequently we are required to reboot after installs or commands because specific services have to start or restart. Is there some service I can restart to avoid rebooting the whole PC after "netsh ...
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How is ARP about two VMs running on VMWare?

I know that systems in network connect together with IP and Mac address ,But insofar as i now all of OSs running on virtual machine use a common network card.I want to know how another systems connect ...
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How does VirtualBox's new Network Adapter drivers affect the computer?

I am using a PC, and just trying the latest VirtualBox and Ubuntu 2011.10, and while installing VirtualBox, it actually installed Network Adapter drivers 3 times, and warned "during installation your ...
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How to change from Public network to Private network

First of all I'd like to say I've read topics but I have not been able to find an answer. I've had a power cut and when my PC with Windows 7 64-bit (12Gb RAM / Core i7) reboot, I've lost my perfectly ...
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Network profile type (public/private) missing from GUI settings in Windows 11

I have two network interfaces installed on a Win 11 laptop. One for WLAN (onboard) and one for LAN (USB/dockingstation): The WLAN is connected to the AP/router and works fine, I can change the public/...
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Connecting to Bluetooth Personal Area Network Fails

I'm trying to connect to my phone's Bluetooth PAN but nothing happens when I do. I click the button that says "Connect Using" which gives me two options: [Option 1] "Direct Connection" ...
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Hyper-V Network Adapter

I have a setup a Hyper-V VM on my server. I have the NIC setup in Hyper-V manager. I also have the my VM settings pointing to my NIC. I can't access the Internet. Here is a picture of my Hyper-V ...
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How do you disable the loopback device windows 10?

I have found this question for Windows 7 many times (example), but this does not work on Windows 10, because I don't think the loopback network adapter is exposed in the same location. At least for ...
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Wake On LAN using Magic packets is not working in Windows 10

Even after configuring all the settings like Network Adapter Settings BIOS setting Disabled Fast Startup Telnet and Port Settings I can't able to wake up the machine with Windows 10 OS. Is there ...
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What causes partial connectivity through wireless adapter (no internet, but can see other home network PC)?

I recently bought an Asus X401A laptop. For some reason, I cannot get internet access on the wireless connection. The wireless connection succeeds and I can see other computers on the network once ...
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Is there any program that will allow me to switch DNS providers?

Is there any program that will allow me to switch my DNS providers with out having to go through the network adapter settings in Windows 7?
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Can I kill my network adapter by any software action?

Hey guys, put your newbie-tolerance helmets on: After installing Ubuntu 11.04 Natty on my lenovo s12, my broadcom bcm4312 wireless adapter doesn't work anymore, even when I load from windows 7! How ...
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NIC card using strange IP address

I'm using Windows Vista on a laptop, and while my wireless card works fine and takes the address the wireless router's DHCP server gives it, for some reason when I plug my (built-in) laptop NIC port ...
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Ethernet Port Troubles

A copy of an email I sent to company I bought my PC from last December. Does anyone else have any further suggestions? Basically yesterday my Internet connection went down, and my diagnosis led ...
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Do pause frames get passed to the host?

I have recently seen a Debian forum that mentioned pause frames should be discarded by the MAC layer and if not the driver should discard them. Is this true? How does a host actually throttle back ...
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Desktop NIC can't connect to switch

My desktop's NIC doesn't want to connect to my switch, even though the laptop will do so (using the same jack and ethernet cable.) Set-Up: I'm in the process of running CAT6a cable to all the major ...
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Multiple interfaces to one IP address?

At present, I have: a Netgear router with DHCP off at 192.168.0.1 my computer eth0 at 192.168.0.2 wlan0 at 192.168.0.2 The wlan0 interface always connects to the router, while the eth0 interface ...
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