Chapter 2: AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications
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Note
Information about network adapters made by other vendors is less
comprehensive than the information provided about the AT-2931SX
adapter.
Figure 2. Vital Sign Tab
The Vital Sign Tab contains the following fields:
Physical Address
. This is a physical MAC (media access control)
address that is assigned to the device by the manufacturer. The
physical address cannot be all 0s.
IP Address.
The network address that is associated with the device. If
the IP address is all 0’s, the associated driver has not been bound with
the Internet Protocol (IP).
Driver Status
. Information about the status of the driver that is
associated with the selected controller.
–
Driver Loaded
. Normal operating mode. The
driver that is associated with the device has been
loaded by Windows and is functioning.
–
Driver Not Loaded
. The driver that is associated
with the device has not been loaded by Windows.
–
Information Not Available
. The value is not
obtainable from the driver that is associated with
the device.