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NIC Configuration and Properties
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Module
NIC Configuration
NIC Configuration
• Install the adapter
• When an OS such as Windows XP is
installed the NIC will automatically be
installed
• Install the latest driver for the adapter
– The latest driver for a particular operating
system is usually obtained from the NIC
manufacturers website
NIC Functioning
• Check for proper functioning of the NIC by
going through the device manager
– There should not be a yellow exclamation mark
next to the NIC
• Most problems can be solved by installing the
correct driver
• Driver installation could be done by invoking
an installation wizard
Checking for Functioning of NIC
• Go through the device manager to
check for proper functioning of the NIC
Correcting Problems
• In the previous slide there was no yellow
exclamation mark against the NIC
– Therefore, the NIC is properly functioning
• If there was a yellow exclamation mark, then,
in most instances, then the NIC is not
functioning properly
– Most problems could be solved by installing the
correct driver or updating the driver for NIC
Installing or Updating the Driver
• There are different ways of accessing the
properties of the NIC to update the driver
– One is to access the properties from the device
manger listed in the Computer Management
Console that was shown before
– The other is to access the properties from either
the control panel or from the network
neighborhood icon
• Updating will be discussed under a different
module
Multiple Adapter
• In general, there would be only one
NIC in the computer
• It is also possible to have multiple
adapters in a computer
– A protocol can be bound to each adapter
– The protocol could be different in each case
Reasons for Multiple Adapters
• Use the computer as a router
• Host multiple virtual websites on a
single server with each IP address
assigned to each NIC being referenced
by a particular domain name
• To support fail-safe operation where
when one NIC fails, the other will
continue to operate
A Multiple Adapter Application
Scenario
NIC 2
NIC 1
Network 1
Multi-homed
Computer
Network 2
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Module
NIC Properties
Accessing NIC Properties
• From CMC (Computer Management
Console)
• From Network Neighborhood
• From Control Panel
Accessing NIC Properties from
CMC
• Accessing the CMC was shown in a
previous module
• The following slides outline the rest of
the procedure
Accessing the NIC Properties from
Network Neighborhood
• The steps are shown in the following
slides
NIC Properties
• General
• Advanced
• Driver
– Accessed and used for updating the driver
• Resources
• Power Management
Updating the Driver
• Access the driver tab
• Start the update wizard and follow the
steps
• In the following example, a driver that
has already been downloaded and
stored in a local folder named
H:\Internet Download\NIC Driver is
used for updating
Updating Complete
• There was no yellow exclamation mark
against the NIC in the CMC
• The installation is assumed to be correct
Other NIC Features
• General
• Advanced
• Resources
• Power Management
The End