Broadcom Broadcom NetLink TM Gigabit Ethernet - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Broadcom NetLink TM Gigabit Ethernet is a Network Adapters device. This driver was developed by Broadcom. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_14e4&DEV_169d.

1. Broadcom Broadcom NetLink TM Gigabit Ethernet - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Broadcom Broadcom NetLink TM Gigabit Ethernet driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 15.6.0.3 dated 2012-10-15.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is running then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Broadcom.
Size of this driver: 250221 bytes (244.36 KB)
Driver rating 4.2 stars out of 84785 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. Installing the Broadcom Broadcom NetLink TM Gigabit Ethernet driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Broadcom Broadcom NetLink TM Gigabit Ethernet driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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