Use this window to view information about a specific network interface controller
(NIC).
Vendor |
Displays
the name of the company that sells the network interface. |
Current MAC
Address |
Displays the media access control address. On a local area network (LAN)
or other network, the MAC address is your system's unique hardware number. |
IP Address |
Provides
the address of a system or device attached to a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP) network. Every system and device, such as a network attached storage
device, must have a unique IP address. IP addresses are formatted in four sets of numbers
separated by periods; for example, 204.171.64.2. |
Subnet Mask |
Displays
the required setting on any host that communicates on an IP network. Subnet mask usually
takes the same format as an IP address, except that the values usually are either 255 or
0. The boundary between the network and node address is on a dot between the last 255 and
the first 0, sometimes referred to as the byte boundary. An example subnet mask value is
255.255.255.0. |
DHCP Server |
Displays
the IP address of the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. |
Default Gateway |
A
network point that acts as the entrance to a network. |
Connection
Status |
Indicates
whether the system is connected to the network or not. |
TOE Capable |
Indicates whether
TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE) support is available. |
TOE Enabled |
Indicates whether
TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE) support is enabled. |
Driver Image
Path |
Displays
the path where drivers for the network interfaces are stored. |
Driver Version |
Displays
the version number of the driver for the network interface. |
IRQ Used by Interface |
Displays
the IRQ (interrupt request line) number used by the network interface. |