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NIC stands for a network interface controller (also known as a network interface card, network adapter, LAN adapter and by similar terms). It is a computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network.

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How can I verify the speed of my NIC in ubuntu?

Is there a command that I can verify by its output the speed of my NIC and some information about its characteristics such as duplex full or half .
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How can I create a bond interface in Ubuntu 18.04?

I'm trying to reinstall an Ubuntu server to 18.04. I discovered that 18.04 uses Netplan, and I'm having trouble creating a bond interface using this. Updated configuration: ############# BOND - VLAN ################## network: version: 2 …
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multiple NICs under ubuntu 18.04

How to translate what we had to do to have 2 independent stream of traffic on 2 or more NIC interfaces with the new netplan.io + systemd-networkd? auto ens2 iface ens2 inet static address 192.168.5.100 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway…
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Set up two IP addresses with one gateway?

I would like to ask if it is possible to set up two static IPs from same subnet through one gateway? and How if it is? What I am interested in is described here Routing for multiple uplinks/providers, but in my case I have two IP addresses from one…
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TL-WN722N is not recognized

I'm relatively new to Linux. I'm running Ubuntu GNOME (4.8.0-36-generic) on my laptop (Dell Inspiron 5520 15R). I've bought TP-LINK TL-WN722N usb wireless adapter with Atheros AR9271 chipset but my computer doesn't recognize the device. I tried the…
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How to create a virtual network interface in Ubuntu?

I'm testing a network program on Ubuntu. Is there any way to create a virtual network interface in Ubuntu. Something like lo is good, but unfortunately there is bunch of packets on lo with 127.0.0.1 as source and destination IP addrress.
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How can I change my wireless card's regulatory domain (Dbm higher than 30)?

For educational purposes we are trying to change the wireless devices txpower higher than domain regulations per country... To operate outside of specific bands or power levels, we know you have to change the regulatory domain on a given card, but…
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No network interfaces detected when installing Ubuntu Server on Mac Mini

I have a new Mac Mini (MacMini6,1 late 2012) that I would like to install Ubuntu Server 13.04 (ubuntu-13.04-server-amd64+mac.iso) on. But it seems like Ubuntu Server isn't able to detect my network interface, because I get the message: No network…
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how to configure RTL8101/2/6E PCI E to detect link

I have a newly acquired dell notebook that came with a RTL8101/2/6E PCI E Ethernet card installed. After scouring the Internet I can not find any solutions to get it to detect the cat5 cable when plugged in. I have verified the router and cable on…
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Fastest way to copy lots of data

I have to copy a lot of files (60000+) between two servers, which is approx 5TB of data. I've tried mounting the backup server as a folder, and copying the files that way, but I couldn't get the permissions to write files right. So I thought of…
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Can't set static IP on Ubuntu

I recently installed Ubuntu Desktop 13.10 and I am trying to set up static IP by changing the /etc/network/interfaces file from: # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) …
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Trouble getting a bridge working with GNOME Boxes

I set up a Fedora VM using GNOME Boxes. I can launch it, everything's OK. I'm using virt-manager and I want to create a bridge so that I can get the VM on the network, but every time I attempt switching the NIC mode from usermode networking to…
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netplan default gateway / route Internet traffic to WiFi

I need help with a (simple) network configuration with netplan. It is very simple, I have 2 NICs: enp5s0 is ethernet and give access to the company network, and wlp4s0 is WiFi and give access to Internet via a router. I just want the Internet…
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How to directly connect computers that are also on the same LAN?

Here is the layout of my local network: Client (Running Ubuntu 17.10). Server (Running Ubuntu Server 16.04). Simplified ASCII art of my network: Client~~~~~~~Server | | | | |---switch---| | | …
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Extra NIC extranet IP issues

For the question scroll down past italic font :) A quick recap: Started with FreeBSD but it was a pain to install on Hyper-V environment, then tried with CentOS, easy install but I found documentation and guides not being 100% correct - follow a…
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