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    Do i need both "adapter driver" and "wireless LAN" driver for the internet to work?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Blue Diamond, Apr 7, 2008.

  1. Blue Diamond

    Blue Diamond Notebook Evangelist

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    or do i need just the wireless lan driver? i have a intel pro wireless lan card, but in my device manager, it shows 1394 net adapter / Intel 82566m gigabit network connection/ intel pro-wireless 3945 abg network connection...


    are these all seperate drivers?
     
    Blue Diamond, Apr 7, 2008
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    1394 net adapter = firewire

    Intel 82566m gigabit network connection = ethernet

    intel pro-wireless 3945 abg network connection = wireless

    You need drivers for the last two.
     
    Arki, Apr 7, 2008
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    awesome info thanks a lot.... isn't ethernet card the same as a LAN card, why a different driver for ethernet? rofl
     
    Blue Diamond, Apr 7, 2008
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    because they're 2 completely separate devices (wireless card vs ethernet). ;)
     
    morphy, Apr 8, 2008
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    i know it sounds really dumb sorry, then why do i need ethernet driver to connect to the net?
     
    Blue Diamond, Apr 8, 2008
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    You don't need it unless you want to connect to the internet using an ethernet cable. It's best to have both the ethernet (LAN) and WiFi (WLAN) option.
     
    Arki, Apr 8, 2008
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