A software interface between the transport protocol (layers 3 and 4) and the data link protocol (layers 1 and 2) in the protocol stack. The interface provides a protocol manager that accepts requests ...

Equipment from the telephone company that terminates its lines at the customer's premises. The network interface device (NID) provides the demarcation point between the telephone network and the ...

A network adapter, also known as a network interface controller or network interface card, enables an Acer Aspire to connect to the Internet. Some network interface cards use Ethernet connections to ...

The ip command has a lot to tell you about the configuration and state of your network connections, but what do all those words and numbers mean? Let’s take a deep dive in and see what all the ...

Matrox Video has introduced new additions to the company's lineup of SMPTE ST 2110 cards. New low-density versions of the Matrox DSX LE5 D25 LP and DSX LE6 D100 network interface controller (NIC) ...

There are numerous problems that can interfere with your access to a system — everything from the system being down to problems with name servers and routers. In today’s troubleshooting tale, we’re ...

Interface packet loss provides indications of link problems that shouldn’t go ignored. But then you have to decide on an alerting threshold that indicates a problem without creating too many false ...