Chapter 2: Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 2 (BACS 2) Applications
Note
Information about network adapters made by other vendors is less comprehensive than the information provided about the Allied Telesyn
Figure 2. Vital Sign Tab
The Vital Sign Tab contains the following fields:
MAC Address. This address can either be the permanent MAC address or an address assigned by the Locally Administered Address in the Advanced properties tab.
Permanent MAC 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
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