February 2009
Beginner
288 pages
7h 48m
English
Most Ethernet adapters have two or three status indicators that light and go dark as data moves through the network connection. On an expansion card, the lights are usually on the metal mounting bracket just above or below the RJ-45 connector; on a PC card, they might be on the card itself, or on the socket that connects to the network cable. Indicator lights on a built-in Ethernet socket are usually right next to the socket itself.
The three indicator lights are:
Lights in green when the adapter is connected to a live network
Lights in yellow when the adapter is connected to a 100 Mbps network; goes dark when it's connected to a 10 Mbps network
Flashes in green as data passes through the network connection ...
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