Toshiba Magnia SG20 User Manual page 286

Manually configuring clients using the Windows 95, 98 and Windows Me operating system
There are three ways to determine if the computer already has a NIC installed:
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Physical signs
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Desktop signs
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Control Panel signs
Looking for physical signs
Check for a PCI network adapter card (if using a desktop computer) or a network adapter
PC Card in the PC Card slot of a notebook computer.
Check the documentation that came with your computer. It may indicate that the network
feature is built in. If it is, there will be an RJ45 port on the side of the computer for
connecting the network cable.
Your computer may also come with wireless networking capability. Check the
documentation.
Looking for the Network Neighborhood icon
Look for an icon for Network Neighborhood (or My Network Places). If one appears, your
system has a NIC installed.
Looking for Network Adapters in Control Panel
1 From the Start menu, click Settings, then click Control Panel to display the Control
Panel.
For the Windows
display all the operating system options. To locate and view the required icons, click
the blue underlined hyperlink view all Control Panel options.
2 Double-click System, and then Device Manager in the System Properties dialog
box.
In the list of devices, the item Network Adapters should appear. If it does not, there is
no network adapter installed.
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Me operating system, the Control Panel may not automatically
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