How do i know whether my NIC works or not?

[Steve]

On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:47:33 -0000, arshad <arshad3m at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 2009-12-27 at 23:52 +0100, Joep L. Blom wrote:
>> arshad wrote:
>> > On Sun, 2009-12-27 at 16:50 +0100, Joep L. Blom wrote:
>> >> arshad wrote:
>> >>> On Sun, 2009-12-27 at 06:46 +0530, arshad wrote:
>> >>>> hi all,
>> >>>> i have a Speedcom+ 4 port Router. I used to connect it with  
>> ethernet. My
>> >>>> internet connection was disconnected for about 2 months and after
>> >>>> reconnecting when i try to use the router it won't work. the LAN  
>> LED
>> >>>> won't flash and the light in NIC port also won't flash. if i take  
>> the
>> >>>> router to one of my friends pc then it works fine.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> how can i find the fault?
>> >>>> how do i know whether the problem is in router or NIC?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> thank you very much
>> >>> this is an attachement of my network connections.
>> >>> if i select the 'auto etho' that search thing keeps rotating but  
>> never
>> >>> gets connected.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>  
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >>>
>> >> Please don't use html!! please dont add useless pictures!!. Mail  
>> over 10
>> >> kb will not be read.
>> >> Joep
>> >>
>> >>
>> > oh.thanks for the notifications. so this means my message is sent to  
>> the
>> > mailing list or not?
>> >
>> > thanks.
>> >
>> >
>> Yes.
>> Joep
>>
>>
>
> Is there a possibility that the NIC card might have detached itself from
> motherboard? do i have to see inside (im bit scary to open the cpu) :(
>
> thanks.
>
>
In a terminal run

	lspci

and post the results

-- 
Steve