Using Device Manager to verify a network interface card
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Select your operating system from the list below.
Windows 2000 and XP Home
- From the Windows desktop, right-click My Computer and select Properties. The System Properties dialog box displays.
- Select the Hardware tab.
- Select Device Manager. The Device Manager dialog box displays.
- Click the plus sign for Network adapters. If your computer has a Network Interface Card, the adapter name is displayed.
- Click Start in the lower left corner of your desktop and select Control Panel from the pop-up menu.
- Click System.
- Select the Hardware tab.
- Select Device Manager. The Device Manager dialog box displays.
- Click the plus sign for Network adapters. If your computer has a Network Interface Card, the adapter name is displayed.

Windows Vista
Note: You must be logged on as an administrator to access Device Manager in Windows Vista.
- Click the Start button in the left Taskbar
- Click Control Panel.
[Show Me] - Select Hardware and Sound in Control Panel.
[Show Me] - Click Device Manager in Control Panel Hardware and Sound.
[Show Me] - Click Continue if prompted to confirm you want to access Device Manager.
- Click the "+" before Network adapters. If your computer has a Network Interface Card, the adapter name is displayed.







