A generic NIC driver
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I hope this is the right forum for this question. I need a generic NIC driver that upon installation will allow the host computer connect to a network so that the correct driver for the NIC can be found from our driver library and installed. So is there such a beast out there?
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I hope this is the right forum for this question. I need a generic NIC driver that upon installation will allow the host computer connect to a network so that the correct driver for the NIC can be found from our driver library and installed. So is there such a beast out there?
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You can onnly have a generic driver for a NIC if you have generic HW (in the same way UARTs all use the same register layout and command set). NICs dont, so the answer is no I am afraid.
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Damn, I had a feeling that might be the answer :sigh: :((
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Damn, I had a feeling that might be the answer :sigh: :((
Yeah, there isnt much standardisati8on in HW at that level, ie directly touching IO ports. You will have to preinstall all the various NIC drivers on each machine. SHouldnt be too hard, just a script or simple program to run the inf files.
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