The network card is a special board that is installed on the motherboard and is required to access the Internet. Often, as a result of reinstalling the operating system or the occurrence of network problems, the user is faced with the task of determining the model of the network card. There are several ways to determine the brand and manufacturer.
It is necessary
Computer, network card, Everest utility, Internet access
Instructions
Step 1
Open the Computer Management window. To do this, click on "Administrative Tools" in the "Control Panel" applet. Go to Device Manager. Click on the plus sign next to the "Network Cards" line. A list of all installed network cards will open.
Step 2
Start the command line by typing "Cmd" in the "Run" line. In the window that opens, enter the command "ipconfig / all". As a result of its execution, all information about the installed network cards will be displayed on the monitor.
Step 3
If the network card is not detected by the system and there are no drivers for it, then you can try to determine the model of the card visually, that is, remove the network card from the slot and enter the manufacturer's marking data into any search engine on the Internet. This will give you the information you are looking for.
Step 4
Determine the model of the network card by "Device ID" and "Vendor ID". This data is displayed when the BIOS boots, or you can use the Everest utility. Install the utility, open the program window and go to the "Devices" tab. Expand the "Unknown" tab in the upper right window, marked with a question mark. Click on this sign located at the line "Network controller". The “Hardware ID” appears in the lower window with the VEN and DEV values. VEN is the manufacturer identification code and DEV is the device. The program identifies the device using these codes and displays information on the monitor.
Step 5
You can quickly get information about the model and manufacturer using Device ID and Vendor ID on the website www. Pcidatabase.com. To do this, enter the obtained values in the corresponding fields.
