Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX User Guide - Page 76

Permanent MAC Address

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To view Vital Signs information for any installed network adapter, click the name of the adapter listed in the Device Management pane, then click the Information tab. If the Information tab is not visible, then from the View menu, select Navigate, then Device Management, and then Information. If the Vital Signs section within the Information tab is not visible, then from the Context View tab on the right side of the window, select Information and then select Vital Signs. NOTES: Information about Broadcom network adapters may be more comprehensive than information about network adapters made by others. Some information may not be available for all Broadcom network adapters. MAC Address A physical MAC (media access control) address that is assigned to the adapter by the manufacturer. The physical address is never all 0s. Permanent MAC Address The unique hardware address assigned to the network adapter. iSCSI MAC Address If an iSCSI network adapter is loaded onto the system, this parameter will display the iSCSI MAC address. IPv4 DHCP The IP address is from a DHCP server if the value is Enable. IP Address The network address associated with the adapter. If the IP address is all 0s, the associated driver has not been bound with Internet Protocol (IP). IPv6 IP Address The IPv6 network address associated with the adapter. Link Status

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To view Vital Signs information for any installed network adapter, click the name of the adapter listed in the Device Management pane, then click the
Information
tab.
If the
Information
tab is not visible, then from the
View
menu, select
Navigate
, then
Device Management
, and then
Information
.
If the Vital Signs section within the
Information
tab is not visible, then from the
Context View
tab on the right side of the window, select
Information
and then select
Vital Signs
.
NOTES:
Information about Broadcom network adapters may be more comprehensive than information about network adapters made by others.
Some information may not be available for all Broadcom network adapters.
MAC Address
A physical MAC (media access control) address that is assigned to the adapter by the manufacturer. The physical address is never all 0s.
Permanent MAC Address
The unique hardware address assigned to the network adapter.
iSCSI MAC Address
If an iSCSI network adapter is loaded onto the system, this parameter will display the iSCSI MAC address.
IPv4 DHCP
The IP address is from a DHCP server if the value is Enable.
IP Address
The network address associated with the adapter. If the IP address is all 0s, the associated driver has not been bound with Internet Protocol (IP).
IPv6 IP Address
The IPv6 network address associated with the adapter.
Link Status