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Network interface
A network interface is a component-like network card or LAN port on network equipment that enables clients, servers, peripheral devices, and network equipment to get connected and communicate with each other. The network interface has both a passive and an active (manageable network equipment) role in the computer network (see Figure 1.12):
Figure 1.12. Network interface card (NIC)