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by shanghai sam

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Under Win2k I want to know is there any body who knows how to figure what each setting change does for you under the advanced tab under the network driver properties. Right now the only one that anyone knows is the media type option. Which you canchange the speed and duplex mode. I am search for a cheat sheet for all the different settings.

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by joseph moore

Well, if you are trying to change your NIC to full duplex, you need to go to Device Manager.
Scroll down to Adapters, and select your network card -> Properties.
Then on its Advanced tab you will have the settings you are looking for.
As to a full description of the settings, check your NICs manufacturer web site.
For example, my workstation has a Accton EN1207D NIC. At www.accton.com, in their Support section, they have a downloadable PDF "cheat sheet" on the NIC.
So, look up the manufacturer of your NIC. They should have something.

by gmturner

If you are talking about the advanced tab that I'm thinking of, it will depend on what driver you are using as to which properties are available and what they refer to. (For example, my 3COM NIC has a media type option but my D-Link DWL-120 WirelessNIC doesn't).

I would check with the manufacturer (or rather, their website first) of your NIC and see what technical info you can find out about the driver. The manufacturer of the driver is probably going to be your best source of info on this.

- Marc

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