Network connectivity can be available through an onboard ethernet controller or an ethernet/NIC card. If you have a separate ethernet/NIC/network card, you need to obtain the drivers from the manufacturer of the card - even if the chip on the card is manufactured by VIA. The VT8231 and VT8233 southbridges, may be supplied with an integrated ethernet solution. To be sure, check the motherboard manual or the specifications of the mainboard on the manufacturer's web site. Other mainboards might have what is often referred to as a companion chip. That is an ethernet chip which is separate to the South Bridge. Check the motherboard manual or the specifications of the mainboard on the manufacturer's web site to find the chip ID (VT6105 10/100 Fast Ethernet Adapter for example) and obtain the drivers either from the motherboard manufacturer's web site or VIA Arena.
This software package supports both Windows and Linux platforms.
To install the driver, save any unsaved work and close all applications then click on the driver download link (above). Choose the "Save File" option and save it to your folder under Windows where you file your drivers. Unzip the file. (To unzip the file right click and highlight "Extract All") Then double click on the Setup.exe file to run the installation program. Follow the prompts and restart at the end of the installation.
For use with the following Product/s:
-> VT6656 WLAN Controller ( VT6656 )
Supported Operating Systems:
-> Fedora Core 1.0 & 2.0 Linux, Windows XP Embedded, Windows CE.net 4.1/4.0, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Fedora Core 3.0 Linux, Fedora Core 4.0 Linux, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows CE.net 5.0, Windows CE.net 4.2, Linux XFree86 (Not distribution-specific), Windows XP 64-Bit |
