How to determine your network controller

Open the main system menu by pressing the "start" button and open the context menu for "My computer" click right mouse button. Select "Properties" and click on the "Hardware" dialog box. Open the link "device Manager" and expand "Network adapters" by clicking on the "+" symbol next to the selected line. Call the popup menu for the component "Intel Network adapter name" click the right mouse button and select "Properties". Locate the network controller in the list dialog that opens.

Return to the main menu start to use an alternative method of determining the installed network controller and click" control Panel". Open the link to "Network connections" and open the context menu of the "Intel Network adapter name" click the right mouse button. Select "Properties" and locate the desired controller in the list dialog that opens.

Download and install on a computer dedicated application Everest, which allows to determine the manufacturers and models of devices that require extra drivers. The app is paid, but there is a free demo version. Run the installed program and click OK in the opened window offers to buy the full version to continue.

Open the link "Devices" in the left pane of the main application window and Everest, expand the "Windows Device". Go to IDE ATA/Atapi controllers and find the network controller in the list on the right side of the program window.Please note that the program determines the hardware ID Ven and Dev in automatic mode. Thus, it will be defined and the network controller.