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# Managing Network Adapters (1 of 2) - A computer makes a wired or wireless connection to a local network using a network adapter - It might be a network port on the motherboard or a network interface card (NIC) - It may also be an external device connected via a USB port - Features to be a...

# Managing Network Adapters (1 of 2) - A computer makes a wired or wireless connection to a local network using a network adapter - It might be a network port on the motherboard or a network interface card (NIC) - It may also be an external device connected via a USB port - Features to be aware of on an adapter - The drivers a NIC uses - Ethernet speeds - Full duplex sends and receives transmissions at the same time - Half duplex works in only one direction at a time - MAC address - every network adapter has one - 48-bit unique ID number hard-coded by manufacturer