A network interface controller (NIC, also known as a network interface card, network adapter, LAN adapter and physical network interface) is a computer...

A wireless network interface controller (WNIC) is a network interface controller which connects to a wireless network, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or LTE...

directly to a network interface controller. It is common for the operating system kernel to maintain a table of virtual network interfaces in memory. This...

NC-SI, abbreviated from network controller sideband interface, is an electrical interface and protocol defined by the Distributed Management Task Force...

remote client. The side-band LAN connection utilizes the board network interface controller (NIC). This solution is less expensive than a dedicated LAN connection...

host controllers or host adapters. Host adapters can be integrated in the motherboard or be on a separate expansion card. The term network interface controller...

Network interface may refer to: Network interface controller, a computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network Network interface...

kind of protocols MCTP can be run over: For example, Intel's network interface controllers (NICs) include support for MCTP over PCI Express and SMBus since...

unsecured networks, such as the public Internet or an unsecured local area network. It means a computer or network has no network interface controllers connected...

to a computer network. Wireless network interface controller: a device connecting the attached computer to a radio-based computer network. Modem: device...

SONIC (System-Oriented Network Interface Controller) DP83932 is a National Semiconductor 10 Mbit/s Ethernet controller. In the early 1990s, integrated...

not unique. In some cases, network hosts may have more than one network address. For example, each network interface controller may be uniquely identified...

typically contain a cable, DSL, or optical modem bound to a network interface controller for Ethernet. Home and small business class routers are often...

The Open Data-Link Interface (ODI) is an application programming interface (API) for network interface controllers (NICs) developed by Apple and Novell...

enabled the networking of computers. 3Com provided network interface controller and switches, routers, wireless access points and controllers, IP voice...

addressed to a network address for either the NIC or the computer as a whole. In Ethernet networks, each network interface controller has a unique Media...

In computer networking, promiscuous mode is a mode for a wired network interface controller (NIC) or wireless network interface controller (WNIC) that...

retrieved from a network, on PXE-enabled clients. On the client side it requires only a PXE-capable network interface controller (NIC), and uses a small...

A converged network adapter (CNA), also called a converged network interface controller (C-NIC), is a computer input/output device that combines the functionality...

identifier assigned to a network interface controller (NIC) for use as a network address in communications within a network segment. This use is common...

Linux Foundation. It provides a set of data plane libraries and network interface controller polling-mode drivers for offloading TCP packet processing from...

network interface controller. Any traffic that a computer program sends to a loopback IP address is simply and immediately passed back up the network...

The Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) is an application programming interface (API) for network interface controllers (NICs). It was jointly...

either associated with or independent of a specific network interface controller (NIC). Network virtualization may be used in application development...

drive operations. A disk array controller provides front-end interfaces and back-end interfaces. The back-end interface communicates with the controlled...

and Ethernet network interface controller cards were announced, along with kits. Reviews noted the reasonable prices and simple interface, although the...

typically one for each network interface controller it possesses. Examples are computers, a DSL modem with Ethernet interface and wireless access point...

perform multiple functions. A network interface controller (NIC) is computer hardware that connects the computer to the network media and has the ability...

concept in computer networking. It is defined as the time it takes for one bit to be ejected from a network interface controller (NIC) operating at some...

used in network bridging, routing, and similar functions to find the proper output network interface controller to which the input interface should forward...