Driver for Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet - downloading and installing it

Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Broadcom Corporation. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_14e4&DEV_16F7.

1. Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 17.2.1.0 dated 2015-08-19.
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3. Start the driver setup 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. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite 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 updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver was not digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 222988 bytes (217.76 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 3 stars out of 67340 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. Installing the Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme 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 easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Search the list until you find the Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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