Nic Card Speed

[tshad]

On my XP, how do I tell what speed the Nic Card is currently running at.

It says it is a 10/100 card. but not what mode it is running at. Is there a
way to tell how fast the data is transfered in and out of the Card?

Thanks,

Tom

 

[Dave B.]

The network icon in the tray shows the connection speed.

 

[andre]

Run Perfmon and see the Network counters (not sure if only on XP Pro - but
TaskManager may also have a Network tab). HTH

 

[tshad]

The network icon in the tray shows the connection speed.

There isn't a network icon in my tray. Lots of other things - but network
icon. Do I need to set something to have it show up?

Thanks,

Tom

 

[tshad]

Run Perfmon and see the Network counters (not sure if only on XP Pro - but
TaskManager may also have a Network tab). HTH

I assume the Performance Object would be what I would want. But which
counters should I be using to see this?

Thanks,

Tom

 

[andre]

The Network Performance object "Bytes Total" can show the transfer rate -
try a larger transfer.

One more thing - if the NIC has lights: usually Green = 100m and
yellow/orange = 10m

 

[R. McCarty]

Just run TaskMgr and choose the Networking Tab. One of the
columns it shows is "Link Speed". If not shown, Click View &
Choose "Select Columns" and add it.
Most times NICs use a function called "AutoSense" to select
the appropriate speed, you can manually change if desired.

 

[Richard Urban]

Go to control panel. Drill down to Network Connections. Right click on your
adapter card. Choose "status".

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