a NIC is not a stand-alone element -- you need a driver to get it to operate;
you need an O/S to run the driver. if you don't want, or are unable to start
Windoze, Linux, or other O/S, you must find a DOS driver and boot to DOS.
until you load some kind of system/driver combo, your computer may as well not
be connected to the network.
Do you mean MAC address? Or IP address? The MAC address should actually be stamped or stuck to the card somewhere. There is no meaning to having an IP address without network drivers, etc. running. The IP address is a function of the network (IP) protocol. The card does not have "default" IP address.
jmwincn
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May 27th, 2002 13:00
you need an O/S to run the driver. if you don't want, or are unable to start
Windoze, Linux, or other O/S, you must find a DOS driver and boot to DOS.
until you load some kind of system/driver combo, your computer may as well not
be connected to the network.
DELL-Greg
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May 29th, 2002 01:00
Use the Dell Resource CD. Boot to this CD and run the Network Diagnostics. You should be get the information from the diagnostics echo server test.
mjoury
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October 5th, 2004 21:00
Do you mean MAC address? Or IP address? The MAC address should actually be stamped or stuck to the card somewhere. There is no meaning to having an IP address without network drivers, etc. running. The IP address is a function of the network (IP) protocol. The card does not have "default" IP address.