The network speed is a data that we must take into account if we want to carry out any activity that requires a certain value of connection. It is she who allows our internet connection taking as a reference the type of adapter we use. The connection speed depends both on the cable used for the connection and on the characteristics of the network card.
A network card is the device that allows the connection between our fixed or mobile equipment and the Internet , there are many types of network cards, some more advanced and with greater capacity that allow a higher connection speed.
How to Check the Speed of the Network Card of my Windows 10 PC?
There are different ways to check the connection speed between our equipment and the router and to be able to configure it to improve our connection, it is also advisable to adjust our online security to achieve a safe, protected connection with greater privacy.
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- What are the methods that exist to see the speed of your network card?
- View it from the control panel
- With Windows 10 setup
- Usando Windows PowerShell
- From the ‘command prompt’
- How to see the speed at which your network card is going in the network settings?
- In network and sharing center
What are the methods that exist to see the speed of your network card?
If we use the Windows 10 operating system, we have the advantage of having several integrated functions , as well as the possibility of installing third-party programs, which offer us the option of improving our experience with the equipment.
In relation to network cards, these functions allow us to check if the drivers found are correct, if they are compatible with our operating system or configure a network in Windows .
The details of the network card can be viewed using the functions of the operating system or using an external program, in this way we will know the type of card and the connection speed with which it is configured.
View it from the control panel
The first option to view the details of our network card , is accessing from the control panel on our device, to do so we enter start, access the windows control panel , then enter the network and sharing center option .
At this point we enter the left panel and select change adapter settings, a new window will open where the current adapter will be displayed, we will double click on it and we will be able to see the details of the connection including the speed.
With Windows 10 setup
Another way to know the details of our connection , is by entering the Windows configuration, to do so we must enter the Start menu, in this menu we enter the internet and network option, a window will open where all the corresponding information will be displayed to connection.
In the left column we locate the status option, and then in the properties option. A window will open where all the options will be displayed including the connection speed , the current adapter.
Usando Windows PowerShell
An also valid option is to use Windows PowerShell which is made up of different commands, which allow accessing and managing system information, to use it we must enter PowerShell, we can do this by entering the magnifying glass on the taskbar and writing Powershell.
Once it appears, we enter and wait for it to load, once the course is ready, we enter the following command: Get-NetAdapter and press enter, the description of the interface that you have on your computer , your WiFi, Ethernet or Bluetooth cards will be displayed, with connection name, interface description, status and connection speed.
From the ‘command prompt’
Another way to see our connection speed is from the command prompt with the CMD commands , to do so, we enter start and look for command prompt, there we enter the ipconfig /all command and hit enter, all the network cards that there are installed
As well as the details of the LAN card, Wi-Fi and any other that is installed in the equipment, we will also be able to view the default gateway and we will be able to access the router to change any configuration.
How to see the speed at which your network card is going in the network settings?
We have already presented the different ways to view the configuration and properties of our connection , but there are other ways to show the speed of the network card, in this case we are talking about showing it from the network configuration option on our computer.
In network and sharing center
To access the network and sharing center, we will look for the internet connection symbol in the taskbar , it is located in the lower right part of the screen, we select it and the current connection and the network configuration option will appear. Internet, click on it and the configuration window will be displayed.
We look for the Ethernet option in the menu that is shown on the left, we enter this and then in the option change adapter options, a new window will open with the network cards that we have in the equipment, we double click on the network that we are interested in viewing we can obtain the details of the connection including the speed.