Finding Out My NIC Manufactuer...

SRF · 11-20-2006, 06:05 PM

Hey everyone,
I recently reformated my computer, and it has two network card's installed. One is a regular one, where an ethernet cable would plug into, and the other is a wireless one. I have a wireless router so the one in the first slot, is rather pointless (beause I have no ethernet cable going to it). The second however is the one I use. The problem I am running into is that when I had the wireless card installed it was done from a family friend, and he had the driver for it. When i reformated, Windows DIDNT recognize the wireless card. SO...now I am unsure what my wireless cards manufactuer is and where I could find a driver for it...

I was curious if anyone knows of any programs that would detect the card and tell me what kind of card it is?

Thanks for reading,

PS - I am using Windows XP Professional

Trizoy · 11-20-2006, 06:16 PM

Open the computer and look at the card, see what it says. Normally it will give the manufacturer and the model..

tlarkin · 11-20-2006, 07:19 PM

Google the FCC ID on the card, or download and use this:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...-Edition.shtml

11-20-2006, 06:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
SRF New Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 16	Finding Out My NIC Manufactuer... Hey everyone, I recently reformated my computer, and it has two network card's installed. One is a regular one, where an ethernet cable would plug into, and the other is a wireless one. I have a wireless router so the one in the first slot, is rather pointless (beause I have no ethernet cable going to it). The second however is the one I use. The problem I am running into is that when I had the wireless card installed it was done from a family friend, and he had the driver for it. When i reformated, Windows DIDNT recognize the wireless card. SO...now I am unsure what my wireless cards manufactuer is and where I could find a driver for it... I was curious if anyone knows of any programs that would detect the card and tell me what kind of card it is? Thanks for reading, PS - I am using Windows XP Professional

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Trizoy VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Campbell, Ca Posts: 4,650	Open the computer and look at the card, see what it says. Normally it will give the manufacturer and the model.. __________________ 01100110 01100001 01110010 01110100

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11-20-2006, 07:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 6,056	Google the FCC ID on the card, or download and use this: http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...-Edition.shtml