Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet how to download and install the driver

Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Broadcom. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_14e4&DEV_1678; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver - how to install it manually

1. You can download from the link below the driver setup file for the Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver. The archive contains version 16.8.1.0 dated 2013-09-12 of the driver.
2.  
3. Run the driver installer file from a user account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started please accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
4.  
5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which will guide you; it should be quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC and will install the right driver.
6.  
7. When the operation finishes restart your PC in order to use the updated driver. As you can see it was quite smple to install a Windows driver!
8.  

This driver was not digitally signed.
Size of this driver: 235876 bytes (230.35 KB)
Driver rating 3.9 stars out of 47653 votes.
This driver is compatible with 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 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
2.  
3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Search the list until you find the Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver. Click the Update button.
4.  
5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
6.