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To check the status of the network card in a Linux system, you can use the following command:<\/p>\n

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  1. Check the status of the network card using the ifconfig command.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    ifconfig\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      \n
    1. Use the command ip addr to check the status of the network card.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      ip addr\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
        \n
      1. Check the status of the network card using the ethtool command.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        ethtool eth0\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
        eth0 is the name of the network card, which can be replaced with the corresponding network card name as needed. By using the above command, you can view the IP address, MAC address, status, speed, and other information of the network card.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
        To check the status of the network card in a Linux system, you can use the following command: Check the status of the network card using the ifconfig command. ifconfig Use the command ip addr to check the status of the network card. ip addr Check the status of the network card using the ethtool […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_import_markdown_pro_load_document_selector":0,"_import_markdown_pro_submit_text_textarea":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[13917,7550,2012,2013,8640],"class_list":["post-10954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-ethtool","tag-ifconfig","tag-ip-addr","tag-linux-networking","tag-network-card"],"yoast_head":"\nCheck Linux Network Card Status: 3 Methods - Blog - Silicon Cloud<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to check Linux network card status using ifconfig, ip addr, and ethtool commands. 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