Patent ID: 7747786

Claim:
A network status indicating circuit, comprising: an indicator circuit with two input terminals set in a device board, comprising: a speed input terminal of the indicator circuit to receive a network transmitting speed signal; and a status input terminal of the indicator circuit to receive a network transmitting status signal; and two LEDs for indicating network status and speed, wherein the network status includes linked, not linked, active, and/or transmitting/receiving; a network status transmitter, comprising: a first type of network IC for generating network transmitting status signals and network transmitting speed signals, the first type of network IC having a Speed output pin and a Link output pin connected to the speed input and status input terminals of the indicator circuit respectively; or a signal generating unit set in a kernel board, the signal generating unit comprising: a logic circuit with two input terminals and an output terminal connected to the status input terminal of the indicator circuit, a second type of network IC for generating network transmitting status signals and network transmitting speed signals, the second type of network IC having two output Speed/Link/Activity pins connected to the two input terminals of the logic circuit respectively for sending network transmitting status signals from the second type of network IC to the logic circuit; wherein the signal generating unit sends the output of the logic circuit to the status input terminal of the indicating circuit, and a micro control unit (MCU) for receiving the network transmitting speed signal from the second type of network IC and sending the network transmitting speed signal to the speed input terminal of the indicator circuit; wherein the indicator circuit is compatible with both the first type of network IC and the second type of network IC for indicating network status and speed.