loopback

[clementrosario]

i have 2 network cards in a system i can check the network card by pinging loop back that is 127.0.0.1

how to check for each card

[CptMurphy]

Simplest way I can think of is disable one and try the other, then switch.

[tain]

This is easier in *nix (eth0 vs eth1).

I would be interested in a "better" method than CptMuphy's suggestion, and am sure one exists. But it seems to me that he is right on the money for an easy Windows solution

[jcarle]

pinging each card's IP (and not the loopback) would achieve the same result

[tain]

Not sure where my mind was there. Pinging loopback justs tests your stack, not a device.

And here I thought the question was really interesting at first

[CptMurphy]

Not sure where my mind was there. Pinging loopback justs tests your stack, not a device.

And here I thought the question was really interesting at first

For shame.