The following information displays information about NIC controllers.
Model displays the NIC controller model, such as Compaq NetFlex-2 Controller. Use this information for identification purposes.
Status displays three valid states:
OK - The controller is operating normally.
Failed - The controller has failed and is no longer operating.
Unknown - You may need to upgrade your driver software and/or NIC Agent. The NIC Agent cannot determine the status of the controller.
Link failure - Adapter does not have link.
Slot displays the physical location of the NIC. For example, if this value is 3, then the NIC is located in slot 3 of your computer. Use this information for identification purposes.
The NIC interface slot value is Embedded if the NIC is integrated onto the system board. If the slot is unknown, or if the NIC is an ISA card, the slot value is N/A.
Port number is 1 for a single-headed NIC, or the port number for a multiple-headed NIC.
Duplex displays the current state of the Full Duplex Ethernet Support. HP NICs support the Full Duplex Ethernet if they are attached to a device that also supports Full Duplex.
The following duplex values are possible:
NA - The NIC Agent cannot determine the current state of the Full Duplex Ethernet Support. You may need to upgrade your software.
Not Supported - Either the hardware does not support duplex, or the NIC Agent cannot determine the current state of the Full Duplex Ethernet Support for this NIC.
Half - The NIC is currently running in half duplex mode.
Full - The NIC is currently running in full duplex mode.
Base I/O Address specifies the starting address of the I/O port used to communicate with this device. Use this information for identification purposes. This I/O port address cannot be used by any other device.
IRQ displays the hardware interrupt that this NIC uses to communicate with the device driver. Use this information for reference purposes.
Base Memory
Address displays the base memory address used by this NIC. If this
device does not use system memory, or if this information is unavailable,
this item is
N/A. Use this information for identification purposes.
DMA Channel displays the number of the DMA channel used for this NIC. If this device does not use a DMA channel, or if this information is unavailable, this item is N/A. Use this information for identification purposes.
Physical (MAC) Address displays the physical address presented on the network by the physical adapter.
Role displays the following states:
Team Member - Any adapter in a Switch-Assisted Load Balancing Team.
Primary - The adapter is the primary adapter in the group, or the group consists of a single adapter. The primary adapter in a Fail On Fault group handles all the network traffic unless it fails. The primary adapter in a Transmit Load Balancing group receives all traffic. The physical address of this adapter is the default address of the group.
Secondary - In a Fail On Fault group, this adapter functions as a standby. No network traffic is handled by this adapter other than periodic test packets. In a Transmit Load Balancing group, this adapter is in a secondary role and transmits packets to increase bandwidth.