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Part of my homework is to rename my wireless nic, but when

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Part of my homework is to rename my wireless nic, but when I do this no information shows up.

Submitted: 1 year ago.
Category: Computer Hardware
Expert:  DrKlahn replied 1 year ago.

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The NIC itself is a hardware item and its name cannot be changed. I suspect that the assignment is actually to change the name of a network connection. This is a simple operation.

 

In XP, it's done like this: Open Network Connections. Right-click on the connection to be renamed. In the drop-down menu, select Rename. The procedure is similar in other versions of Windows.

 

In the example below, I've renamed "Local Area Connection 1" to "Giant Toad."

 

 

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