As you know, for the device to work properly, it is necessary that the necessary drivers are installed on your computer. Otherwise, the device will either not work at all or will function in universal mode. The network driver, which we will talk about today, is necessary to connect to the Internet, create a local network, and also connect to a Wi-Fi network.
Having understood the importance of installed drivers, you need to know which drivers are suitable for your computer. This means you need to find out which network card is on your computer. To do this, open the Start menu and select Control Panel. In the window that opens, select “Administration” – “Computer Management” – “Device Manager” – “Network Adapters”. 
You can get similar information using the command line. To do this, open the Start menu and enter “Run” in the search box. Open the result that appears. In the small dialog box, type “cmd” without quotes and press Enter. 
A command prompt will open. Type the following command without quotes: “ipconfig /all” and press Enter.
Having secured the necessary information about the manufacturer’s name, you can proceed directly to downloading network drivers.
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This page contains information about installing the latest Network Adapter driver downloads by using the Network Adapter Driver Update Tool.
Network adapter drivers are small programs that enable your Network adapter hardware to communicate with your operating system software. Keeping your Network Adapter software updated prevents crashes and maximizes hardware and system performance. Using outdated or corrupt Network Adapter drivers can cause system errors, crashes, and hardware or computer failure. Moreover, installing the wrong Network Adapter drivers can make these problems worse.
Advice: If you are not sure how to update Network Adapter device drivers manually, we recommend downloading the Network Adapter Driver Utility. This tool will download and update the correct Network Adapter driver versions automatically, protecting you from installing the wrong Network Adapter drivers.
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The modern world is unthinkable without the Internet, so we recommend downloading a network driver for Windows. This is a set of accompanying libraries that allow your network devices to work correctly.
Sometimes situations happen when you reinstalled the operating system, and after starting it, the network card does not work. You do not have access to the Internet, nor do you have system drives. This means there is no way to install or update drivers.
Or it happens that you installed a new network adapter in your computer or laptop. To make it work, again, you need “firewood”. You will also need them if you want to update the software version for your devices.
The problem is that not all users know which network card or adapter they have installed (usually Realtek, but there are others). And even if they know, it is not always clear which driver should be installed (and there are many of them).
This problem can be easily solved by 3DP Net, which will automatically detect a non-working device and select the necessary software from its catalog. No manual manipulations - everything is fully automatic.
Video instructions for installing a network driver after reinstalling Windows
3DP Net System Requirements
OS: Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / XP / Vista
CPU: Intel or AMD
HDD: 150 MB
Type: drivers
Release date: 2018
Developer: 3dpchip.com
Platform: PC
Publication type: final
Interface language: Russian (RUS)
Medicine: not required
Size: 133 MB
Installing a driver for a network card on a computer and laptop
- Run the installation file
- Install the program according to the instructions
- Open it
- Information about your network card will appear in the window, which you need to click on
- You will be prompted to start the installation, click "Next"
- The network should appear and the Internet should start working.
How does an ordinary user who is at least somewhat familiar with the process of installing an operating system behave? Tirelessly searching through boxes for old disks with drivers, manuals, or, even worse, brochures with instructions. Therefore, we recommend that you download the network driver for Windows 7 64 bit / 32 bit for free without unnecessary difficulties, and then install it on your computer or laptop!
After all, the majority do not return from a tour of chests of drawers, and users who are lucky find an old and dusty disk with the inscription “Motherboard” in the depths of the apartment, but it brings little clarity to further actions. Moreover, separate software can be installed on the network card, because It is not at all necessary that it is built into the motherboard.
As a result, having installed a new operating system, as practice shows from the MS Windows line, the user is forced to go on an even longer “tour” to get drivers, and we’re not even talking about the network controller yet! Thanks to the developers that Windows 7, 8, 10 support standard drivers for a minimal start. In other words, we can see, hear and click the mouse regardless of the architecture, be it 32 or 64 bit. The issue is resolved with the basic functions for PC.
At this stage, we already feel proud of the work done: we confidently sit down in a comfortable chair with tea and a sandwich, and then we realize that nothing is working. At a minimum, there is no access to the Internet, because there are no drivers for the network adapter, and this ruins all our plans for watching a good movie tonight. A number of deeper questions also emerged...
We advise you to solve the problem quite simply! The DriverPack Solution software package will help you. This program will automatically select which software is vital for the network adapter and for your computer in general, and at the same time update existing components as a pleasant bonus!
You understand that it is important not to forget to install all the drivers, and especially the network ones, which will open up opportunities for you to download everything else for Windows 7, 8 and 10.
You can find and start using this software almost immediately using the link below. Moreover, you can find a lot of interesting material on the site, because reinstalling software is not the only difficulty, but most likely, it is the first one that may arise during the operation of a PC!
On this page we will deal with the driver for the network card of a desktop computer or laptop. In the title I also wrote an Ethernet controller - this is a network adapter. It’s just that in the device manager, as a rule, the network card is displayed as an unknown device called “Ethernet controller”. This is when the driver is not installed on it. I will try to explain in detail how to determine the status of a network card (does it work, no, do I need to install a driver), then I’ll show you how to determine which driver is needed for the Ethernet controller specifically in your case, and where to download it.
I don’t often write articles specifically on solving problems with LAN adapters, for the reason that there are practically no problems with these adapters. They often burn, that's all. But as for drivers, Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7 almost always automatically install drivers on the network card. The same cannot be said about the wireless Wi-Fi adapter. But today is not about him.
The Ethernet controller itself is almost always integrated into a laptop or desktop computer’s motherboard. Perhaps your system unit already has a discrete network card that is connected to a PCI slot. And there may also be a USB adapter, something like this, but this is rare. For greater clarity, let's look at the picture:
It doesn't matter which Ethernet controller you have installed. In any case, for it to work, a driver must be installed on it. You can check this in Device Manager.
Checking the network card in Device Manager
Let's go to the device manager and see what's what. If you don’t know how to enter the device manager, then press the keyboard shortcut Win+R, copy the command into the window devmgmt.msc, and click Ok. Or right-click on “My Computer” - “Properties”, and there “Device Manager”.
Open the tab immediately "Network adapters". If everything is fine with the network card, then there should be an adapter in the name of which you will see the words “LAN”, “Ethernet adapter”, “PCI...”, “Family Controller”, etc. I have an ASUS laptop, and adapter "Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller".
If you don’t see a network card there, then there must be an unknown device (with yellow exclamation point). Most likely, it will be called "Ethernet controller". This is our network card, which does not work due to the lack of a driver. Windows without a driver simply does not know what kind of device it is and how to “communicate” with it.
We just need to install the driver on the network card. Or reinstall it if there is an adapter, but it works with errors or does not work at all.
Which driver should I download for the network card (Ethernet controller)?
We found out that we need to download and install the driver for the Ethernet controller. You probably immediately have a question about what driver is needed and where you can download it. Let's figure it out now.
The most correct way is to look for a driver for your laptop model, motherboard, or the network card itself.
I understand that your Internet most likely does not work. If you had a driver disk with the adapter itself, laptop, or motherboard (if you have a PC), then you can try installing the driver from the disk.
If there is no disk, you will have to look for and download the driver from another computer, or even a mobile device. Then transfer it to the desired computer and install it.
If you have a laptop with a built-in network adapter
Everything is very simple here. First we need to find out the laptop model. It is exactly indicated on the sticker on the bottom of the laptop. Next, we type the laptop model into Google and go to the official website. Or, go to the official website of the manufacturer of your laptop, and through a search on the site we find the page for the model of your laptop. There we already look for the “Drivers”, “Support”, etc. tab, and download LAN Driver. Required for your Windows installation.
Depending on the manufacturer of your laptop, the process itself will differ. Therefore, I cannot give specific instructions. But the procedure will be the same. Since on the website of each manufacturer there is a page for a specific laptop model where you can download all the drivers.
I described this process in more detail in the article. In this case, everything is exactly the same, only in the end we download the driver not for Wi-Fi, but for the network card. Although, you will most likely have to download and install the driver for the Wi-Fi adapter.
Searching for a LAN driver for a desktop computer
If you have a desktop computer with a network card built into the motherboard, then you need to look for the driver on the motherboard manufacturer’s website for your motherboard model. You probably have a question about how to find out the model of your motherboard. There are many programs, such as AIDA64, or CPU-Z. But this can also be done via the command line.
Open a command line and run the following commands one by one:
wmic baseboard get Manufacturer
wmic baseboard get product
Only the last one is possible. After completing it, you will see the motherboard model.
Next, we search the Internet by motherboard model, go to the developer’s website, in my case it’s MSI, and download the LAN driver. Just remember to select your operating system. There will definitely be such an opportunity.
If you have a PCI or USB network card
In this case, first check if there was a driver disk included with the card itself.
If not, then you need to find out the model of the network adapter and download the driver from the official website. The model can usually be viewed on the device itself.
Searching for an Ethernet controller driver by VEN and DEV
This is a backup case. There is one good site that has helped me out more than once. With its help you can find a driver for almost any unknown device.
First, go to the device manager, right-click on our Ethernet controller (or an unknown device that you think might be a network adapter), and select "Properties".
In the new window, go to the "Details" tab. Select "Hardware ID" from the drop-down menu. Copy the last line (if it doesn’t work, you can try others).
Go to the website http://devid.info. In the search bar, paste the copied line from the device manager. And click "Search".
Download the first driver from the list. Please note that next to the driver the system for which it is suitable will be indicated. You need a driver for your Windows operating system. There you can select the desired system and system capacity from above. For example, Windows 10.
And on another page:
Download the driver file to your computer. Now we will install it.
Installing a driver on a network card in Windows 10, 8, 7
So, we already have the driver. As practice shows, to install you just need to open the downloaded archive, run the setup.exe file, and follow the installation instructions.
If any error appears during the driver installation process, restart your computer and try the installation again. If the driver still does not want to be installed, then try downloading another one. But there shouldn't be any problems.
We update the driver manually (if there is no setup.exe file)
You can try another installation method. First, extract all files from the driver archive. You can go to your desktop.
Next, go to the device manager and right-click on the network card. More precisely, to an unknown device (or Ethernet controller), which you think is the network adapter, and select "Update drivers".
In the new window, select “Search for drivers on this computer.”
The system itself must find and install the driver. If you specified the folder with the correct drivers.
If something didn’t work out for you during the installation process, write in the comments. Describe the problem in detail and I will try to help you.
