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| Thread ID: 35967 | 2003-07-27 04:17:00 | Do I have a network card? | Polk (1135) | Press F1 |
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| 163158 | 2003-07-28 01:15:00 | Right-click on My Computer | Properties | Hardware | Device Manager then check to see if you have an item called Network Adaptors. If there's a small plus sign next to it, click on it to maximise, and underneath it you'll see a network device, if you have one. | Greg S (201) | ||
| 163159 | 2003-07-28 04:12:00 | Wrong, sinndisco. ;-) ping 127.0.0.1 tests that you have a functioning TCP/IpPstack. Software. The beauty of that test is that it tests the software without (possibln non-working, or non-present) hardware confusing things. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 163160 | 2003-07-28 08:26:00 | Try this, open a DOS window by going to Start > Run and type in CMD. When the window opens, type in Ping 127.0.0.1 This will initiate a loopback test to your NIC card. If you have one you will get an instant reply. If you get a request timed out reply then you do not have a NIC card or it is not functioning. Cheerz |
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| 163161 | 2003-07-28 08:27:00 | Oops, sorry I've already replied to this thread yesterday. | sinndisco (4059) | ||
| 163162 | 2003-07-29 02:45:00 | WRONG WRONG WRONG. PING 127.0.0.1 will happily respond in a very short time if the software TCP/IP stack is working. Whether there is a NIC card there or not. It is a software loopback. If you ping to the assigned IP address of the card, it will respond if it is there and if it works. Ping 0.0.0.0 work too, again [b]iff there is a working card there, because that is the "me" in "my.network", But 127.0.0.1 (and the whole of the 127.x.x.x, which is a bit wasteful ... ;-)) is a software loopback, which works to "localhost" which does not need a hardware interface to itself. Clear? |
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