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1. Depending on the operating system they use, clients differ in how their network connections are configured. To view a workstation’s network connections in Windows 7, click the Start button on the taskbar, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens.
2. In the Control Panel window, click Network and Internet. The Network and Internet window opens.
3. In the Network and Internet window, click Network and Sharing Center. The Network and Sharing Center window opens. This window provides an overview of your client’s current network connection, as shown in Figure 1-9. If your computer is not connected to a network, you will see the message “You are not currently connected to any networks.” 4. Suppose that, like many clients, your workstation has more than one NIC, or network adapter. To view all the NICs, click Change adapter settings in the left side of the Network and Sharing Center window. The Network Connections window opens, as shown in Figure 1-10. Later in this book, you will access the Network Connections window to view and change properties associated with network adapters.
5. Click the Back button in the upper-left corner to return to the Network and Sharing
Center window.
6. If you are connected to a network, your connection will be identified under the
“View your active networks” heading. To learn more about your connection, click the name of your connection next to the word Connections (for example, Local Area
Connection or Wireless Network Connection). The Connection Status window opens, as shown in Figure 1-11. Note that from this window you can find out whether your connection supports IPv4 or IPv6 connectivity (both protocols are discussed in detail in Chapter 4), the duration, and the speed of your connection, among other things.
7. Close the Connection Status window.
8. In Windows 7, you can