Netgear FA310TX Ethernet adapter, Windows XP Professional

[Anon User]

I own a Netgear FA310TX Ethernet adapter. I recently upgraded
from Windows 2000 to Windows XP Professional.

When I was running Windows 2000, my system was rock solid.

When I upgraded to Windows XP Pro, I reformatted the
hard drive and did a clean installation of XP.

Windows XP detected the FA310TX and automatically installed
a driver.

The system is not stable. The system reboots and/or reports an error when
I launch Internet Explorer.

Windows XP reports that the network driver is the cause.

I checked XP's Driver Manager. Device Status tells me that
"This device is working properly."

When I click "Driver Details", it shows:

Driver files:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\DRIVERS\Ngrpci.sys

Provider:
Netgear

File version:
4.56

I visited the www.netgear.com web site but I could not
find any XP drivers for the Netgear FA310TX adapter.

Is anybody experiencing a similar problem?

Is there a new XP driver for the Netgear FA310TX?

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I own a Netgear FA310TX Ethernet adapter. I recently upgraded
from Windows 2000 to Windows XP Professional.

When I was running Windows 2000, my system was rock solid.

When I upgraded to Windows XP Pro, I reformatted the
hard drive and did a clean installation of XP.

Windows XP detected the FA310TX and automatically installed
a driver.

The system is not stable. The system reboots and/or reports an error when
I launch Internet Explorer.

Windows XP reports that the network driver is the cause.

I checked XP's Driver Manager. Device Status tells me that
"This device is working properly."

When I click "Driver Details", it shows:

Driver files:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\DRIVERS\Ngrpci.sys

Provider:
Netgear

File version:
4.56

I visited the www.netgear.com web site but I could not
find any XP drivers for the Netgear FA310TX adapter.

Is anybody experiencing a similar problem?

Is there a new XP driver for the Netgear FA310TX?

I have two FA310TX cards, and they work fine with XP's built-in
driver. The cards are vintage 1998, and I don't know if Netgear made
any changes since then.

The card appears in Device Manager as "Intel 21140-Based PCI Fast
Ethernet Adapter (Generic)". When I click "Driver Details", it shows:

Driver Files:

C:\WINDOWS\System32\DRIVERS\dc21x4.sys

I recommend un-installing the FA310TX in Device Manager and letting XP
re-install it.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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