Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Broadcom Corporation. PCI/VEN_14e4&DEV_1696 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 17.2.1.0 released on 2015-08-19.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is started 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 pretty straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.
Size of this driver: 222988 bytes (217.76 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 3.6 stars by 67539 users.
This driver is fully 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. How to use DriverMax to install Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and push 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 driver updates. Search the list until you find the Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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