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A NIC or Network Interface Controller is the part of a computer or [[Glossary:Router|router]] that connects it to a network. Formerly it was often a separate add-on card but nowadays it's nearly always | A NIC or Network Interface Controller is the part of a computer or [[Glossary:Router|router]] that connects it to a network. Formerly it was often a separate add-on card but nowadays it's nearly always built-in to the computer unless an extra one is needed. A computer connected to more than one network or a router has a NIC for each network, and each must have its own [[Glossary:IPAddress|IPAddress]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 22:23, 22 February 2024
A NIC or Network Interface Controller is the part of a computer or router that connects it to a network. Formerly it was often a separate add-on card but nowadays it's nearly always built-in to the computer unless an extra one is needed. A computer connected to more than one network or a router has a NIC for each network, and each must have its own IPAddress.