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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: shashgo on June 09, 2009, 01:07:26 PM

Title: Network controller vs Ethernet controller
Post by: shashgo on June 09, 2009, 01:07:26 PM

If I go to the dell website or hp website or whatever to get drivers, sometimes I dont see drivers that correspond to what I see in device manager.  like for example I see ethernet controller and network controller with yellow question marks in my device manager on my dell inspiron 5100.  But on the dell website, when I search for the drivers for inspiron 5100, I only see a driver for network controller.  So where is the other one.

and what is the difference between ethernet controller and network controller,, i mean what does what

Title: Re: Network controller vs Ethernet controller
Post by: potere scuro on June 09, 2009, 01:26:30 PM

A Network Controller assists with the Ethernet card's ability to work. Helps with computers that have the ability to be servers or work on networks. they seem to be about the same dealing with the network. this is what i have found on the internet. have you downloaded the driver for the network controller? 

Title: Re: Network controller vs Ethernet controller
Post by: shashgo on June 09, 2009, 01:37:29 PM

i tried to download the driver on a different computer that had internet access , and then put it on a thumb drive so I could transfer and load the driver onto the computer that needs it so it can access the internet.  But I dont know which one to pick.  can you help

Title: Re: Network controller vs Ethernet controller
Post by: potere scuro on June 09, 2009, 02:06:36 PM

i need your service tag

Title: Re: Network controller vs Ethernet controller
Post by: potere scuro on June 09, 2009, 02:12:50 PM

is there an error code?

Title: Re: Network controller vs Ethernet controller
Post by: potere scuro on June 09, 2009, 02:16:23 PM

if so than these might help out:
http://barugon.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/windows-cannot-load-the-device-driver-for-this-hardware-the-driver-may-be-corrupted-or-missing-code-39/

http://search.dell.com/results.aspx?s=gen&c=us&l=en&cs=&k=Dell+inspiron+5100+drivers&cat=sup
this one might solve your prob.
wish you the best of luck ;)

Title: Re: Network controller vs Ethernet controller
Post by: shashgo on June 10, 2009, 08:51:03 AM

Thanks all,  I got the driver finally by trial and error, and then I just went to device manager and let it find the updates fori the other drivers by connecting to the internet. 

But the thing is: if you check out your device manager and then go to your company website, you dont usually see drivers there that are named exactly what you want.  For example your device manager might show ethernet controller, but on your company site, you may not see  driver that is called ethernet controller.  Weird.

Title: Re: Network controller vs Ethernet controller
Post by: potere scuro on June 10, 2009, 09:07:36 AM

glad to here it  ;D   

Title: Re: Network controller vs Ethernet controller
Post by: patio on June 10, 2009, 06:31:32 PM

Different manuf. call the same device different things...Welcome to the wonderful world of PC's...
Meantime DLoad and install Everest Home ...
It will tell you more about your machine than you need to know.