How to verify your Network card is working properly

Since Windows XP does not support anymore any ISA Non-Plug & Play Network adapters,
Windows XP is able to detect automatically the settings/configuration of ISA Plug & Play and
PCI network adapters.
Before using network adapters, I suggest to check that the network adapter has be properly
identified and is working.

	In the Control-Panel, select the System icon: (or right-click “My Computer” on the desktop and select Properties) Select the tab: “Hardware” and then use in the section “Device Manager” (middle of the dialogbox) the button “Device Manager”
	In the Device-Manager, expand the section for Network Adapters : right-click on your network adapter and select to display the “Properties“
	Tab : General Make sure, that the “Device status” is: “This device is working properly“. if not, use the button “troubleshooting”
	tab: Advanced Some network adapters allow to configure the connector to be used (in case of Combo adapters), and whether to use on Twisted Pair (TP) cabling “Full Duplex” (= receive and transmit at the same time) or “Half Duplex“ (= receive OR transmit at a given time)
	tab : Driver In case that Windows has problems using the driver, you can download from the manufacturer of the network adapter a new driver, which you can use then to “Update”
	Tab: Resources Under “Resource Settings”, you will see the I/O-range and IRQ used/assigned by this component. For PCI network cards, it is not possible to change the resources (I/O-range and IRQ ), but for ISA Plug & Play card you can assign different settings (if you need to resolve a resource issue, but that should not be required, this should only be done by real experts )