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What does the ethernet controller do and how do I find a driver for it. I have windows xp. I have been trying to find the driver on my resource cd, but there is nothing on there for ethernet controller. I have a Dell 4550 and was told if I install the Intel chipset drivers, that the driver I need would be in with the rest of those drivers, but it is not.
Hi Welcome to windrivers
The ethernet controller is essentially your network card.... the drivers should be on the disk but could be under 3 Com 10/100 LAN for example.
Look for items which say Network Card or NIC or LAN, post here if you find something you are still unsure of.
nascarnut all the drivers for your dell are here
You have a choice of:
Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
Dell TrueMobile 1180 Wireless USB Adapter
Intel 10/100 LOM
Check your documentation to find out which one you have alternatively go here and enter your service tag it should give you just the drivers the machine needs.
I have the same problem, but I have a pentium 4. I have windows xp and I cant play any online games because my latency is over the roof while its excellent on my brother's computer with the same internet connection. I just formatted my computer and I cant update the ethernet controller's driver. Thanks =D
To be honest, I've always found onboard controllers to be at best OK for average usage. When it comes to demanding applications, like gaming and servers, I tend to recommend a good brand seperate card.
However, there's other things that can be done in an effort to eliminate/reduce the problem, such as using an STP cable.
Care to share the make/model of your computer or ethernet card? My psychic abilities are on the blink this week.Quote:
Originally Posted by Setzer_21
Opps...I have an Intel pentium 4. I'm sorry I am such a noob with computers...where can I see the name of my ethernet card? All it says is that the driver isnt installed...I have a network card (TRENDnet wireless PCI adapter) but its not related right?
No, pentium 4 is not the computer, it is the processor. Do you have dell, hp, etc? If so, look on back for tag w/ model #.
Network card = ethernet card. Trendnet is a start, but they list 317 wireless products. Need model #.
Try everest: http://www.lavalys.com/products/down...ng=en&pageid=3 Post pci devices report.
Description du périphérique
AT&T/Lucent IEEE1394 FireWire Controller
ATI Radeon 9550 (RV350) - Secondary Video Adapter
ATI Radeon 9550 (RV350) Video Adapter
IEEE 802.11g Wireless Cardbus/PCI Adapter [NoDB]
Intel 82801EB I/O Controller Hub 5 (ICH5)
Intel 82801EB ICH5 - AC'97 Audio Controller
Intel 82801EB ICH5 - ATA-100 IDE Controller
Intel 82801EB ICH5 - LPC Bridge
Intel 82801EB ICH5 - Serial-ATA/150 IDE Controller
Intel 82801EB ICH5 - SMBus Controller
Intel 82801EB ICH5 - USB Universal Host Controller
Intel 82801EB ICH5 - USB Universal Host Controller
Intel 82801EB ICH5 - USB Universal Host Controller
Intel 82801EB ICH5 - USB Universal Host Controller
Intel 82801EB(M) ICH5(-M) - Enhanced USB2 Controller
Intel 82848P/865G/865GV/865P/865PE AGP Controller
Intel 82848P/865G/865GV/865P/865PE I/O Memory Interface
Intel 82848P/865G/865GV/865P/865PE Memory Controller Hub [A-2]
Intel PRO/100 VE Network Connection
There you go =)
So which network connection are you using, the wireless or the wired? If its the wireless, you will need to pull the card and find model # on it - its not stated above. The driver for the wired adapter is here: http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scri...7&DwnldID=4275
I am using a Pentium 4 , Dell computer with winxp sp2 installed.
Some of the drivers seem to be missing from the installation disks.
I used Everest to find the name of my Ethernet card which is a
Broadcom NetXtreme 4401 fast ethernet controller.
I downloaded the drivers for this from Broadcom but i have 2 problems...
1) should i use the 32 bit or the x86 version of the drivers; how do i find out which?
2) the file is a zip file... not an executable
and i think i need to install the drivers manually because... for some reason... the have disk and look in specific locations are not working on my machine for the install drivers function.
How do I manually install the files and set them to run when windows starts?
Any help much appreciated...
thankyou
JulioPop
x86 is the processor type, 32/64 bit is it's operation, they are two seperate things.Quote:
Originally Posted by JulioPop
If you've downloaded the drivers and have them extracted to a folder, it's fairly straight forward. Go to the device manager (control panel, system, hardware tab), find the device you want to install drivers for (it should have a yellow !, ? or a red X) click on the button "Install drivers" and point it to the folder in question.
welcome to Windrivers Juliopop
You want the 32bit version.
Unzip the files to a location you can find easily - eg. c:\broadcom
Now right click my computer, select properties, select the hardware tab at the top and click the device manager button.
You will have an unknown device or a device with a ? or a ! next to it. Double click it to open the properties window. Click on the driver tab and update driver button. Follow the wizard but tell it to include the c:\broadcom in it's search. Assuming you have the right drivers, it will install on it's own from there.