Patent ID: 7293111

Claim:
A network interface system, capable of supporting a plurality of physical layers, comprising: a network interface adapter supporting the plurality of physical layers, for connecting to a computer network, and further comprising; a physical layer chip, capable of supporting the plurality of physical layers; a device code storage device, for storing a device code of the network interface adapter supporting the plurality of physical layers; a magnetic inductor, for coupling the physical layer chip, and interfacing between the physical layer chip and the computer network; a first type connector, coupling the magnetic inductor with the computer network through one of the network physical layers; and a second type connector, for coupling the magnetic inductor with the computer network through one of die network physical layers; and a computer system, for inserting the network interface adapter supporting the plurality of physical layers, and further comprising: a basic input/output, for providing a selection screen of the network physical layers and reading the device code, so as to calculate a simulation device code corresponding to a selected network physical layer according to the selected network physical layer and the device code; a chipset, coupled to the basic input/output system, and embedded a network media access controller to provide an interface for the network interface adapter supporting the plurality of physical layers; and a central processing unit (CPU), coupled to the chipset to execute an operating system of the computer system, the basic input/output system, and set up a device driver of the computer system according to the simulation device code.