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Old/slow ethernet ports

Anson

Hey guys, anyone here knows how to check the speed of my ethernet port on my computer?

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You could go to Device Manager and check the specifications of your NIC.

 

Here are some steps for you:

1) Goto Windows Explorer and Right Click on "This PC" or "Computer" (Depending on your Operating System).

2) Expand the "Network Adapters" category.

3) Double Click on your Ethernet adapter and open up the "Details" tab.

4) Select "Hardware ID's" from the drop down menu and right click and copy the first string.

5) Paste into Google and your now know your NIC!

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Do the above but check Advanced Tab and then Speed and Duplex. This has a list of speeds your NIC can handle. If you dont see 1Gbps then your NIC is 100Mbps, but if you see it then you have Gigabit NIC.

 

Edit : From the run command enter, ncpa.cpl to get to network connections (Its a shortcut I use a lot)

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