Help PIC networking card?

Question

How do know i got one ? and how do i know it is working?

Answer 1

Do this: Start-Control Panel-if not in classic view, change to classic view, then double click on System. In System, click on the Hardware Tab, then click on the Device Manager button. A window will pop up, this is your Device Manager. Now, you should have a list of Hardware which is installed on your System. Browse down the list and look for Network Adapters. Click on the "+" sign to open and read the entries there. If there is no listing for Network Adapters, which there should be as you should have an Ethernet Adapter as the very least, then you do not have any adapters installed. That would be a rare case indeed. Now, the Ethernet Adapter will have either a 10/100 or 10/1000 desription, depending on how new the computer is and if you paid for an upgrade in the Ethernet Adapter. Look for a listing which is not designated as 10/100 or 1000, double click to open Properties and read the desription. You may also have your FireWire listed there, even though it is not really a Network Adaper. FireWire will also be listed in your Network Connections too, why I am not sure, but that is how Windows handles FireWire right now. So, FireWire is 1934 IEE, which is not a Network Adapter.

The above is the best way to see what you have installed on your sytem. This will also tell you if it is working correctly. When you open Properties, down in the first Tab is a small area which will tell you either "This device is working properly", or "This device is not working".

Once you know what you have installed you can move forward with using it for Networking.

Good luck and have a great day!

Answer 2

Well, that is a hard question. It is either PCI or ISA. ISA = really big and fat while PCI = smaller and thin. As for working just swap it out with one that works or test it with the ping command.