Method and apparatus for BIOS determination of network information and diagnostics

摘要

A computer with a network controller has suitable programming for determining the address of the network controller by means of the computer BIOS. Suitable instructions can be provided to obtain the MAC address of an ETHERNET-based system or the UUID of a 1394-based network controller. The BIOS is optionally programmed to obtain information about other characteristics of the network controller and perform diagnostics related to the network controller.