3Com 3C505 EtherLink Plus Driver Download
The 3C505 EtherLink Plus is a network device manufactured by 3Com. Issues like weak Wi-Fi signal, slow DNS lookup, duplicate IP addresses, slow network and excessive CPU usage can be solved by updating this driver. This version of "3c505x.exe" has been downloaded 221 times with a user rating of 4 out of 5 stars, based on 10 reviews. The total disk space used for this update is 401.6 KB.
Supported Models
3C505 EtherLink Plus
Manufacturers
File Name
Versions
V2.1
Additional Notes
"Etherdisk for the Etherlink PlusV3.3 EtherDisk for EL16 v2.0 (8410-02)."
Uploaded By
DriverGuide (DG Staff Member) on 4-Dec-2003
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Driver Contents File List
The following files are found inside the driver download file.
| Name | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|
| BLANK.MEN | 866 bytes | 29 Aug 1991 |
| README.TXT | 2.6 KB | 9 Oct 1991 |
| LPO/GETNET.EXE | 8.9 KB | 21 Jun 1988 |
| LPO/LOCATOR.EXE | 15.0 KB | 2 Nov 1989 |
| LPO/BUF.SYS | 5.6 KB | 13 Mar 1987 |
| LPO/PSH.SYS | 18.9 KB | 5 Apr 1991 |
| LPO/LPOINS.BAT | 2.1 KB | 16 Oct 1991 |
| LPO/INSTALL.EXE | 21.6 KB | 3 Sep 1991 |
| LPO/SPP.SYS | 30.7 KB | 22 Jun 1990 |
| LPO/RECVMSG.EXE | 13.2 KB | 8 Feb 1990 |
| LPO/PRTSC.EXE | 1.2 KB | 3 Jun 1985 |
| LPO/LPO.BAT | 896 bytes | 7 Oct 1991 |
| LPO/MSREDIR.EXE | 23.9 KB | 17 Sep 1986 |
| LPO/ETH505E.SYS | 12.0 KB | 28 Sep 1989 |
| LPO/LDR.EXE | 15.1 KB | 16 Dec 1988 |
| LPO/LGL.SYS | 6.1 KB | 9 Mar 1989 |
| LPO/IDP.SYS | 9.9 KB | 18 Jan 1990 |
| LPO/PRO.SYS | 7.3 KB | 30 Sep 1988 |
| LPO/PTH.SYS | 19.6 KB | 30 Sep 1988 |
| LPO/PTA.EXE | 8.3 KB | 30 Sep 1988 |
| LPO/NBA.EXE | 26.5 KB | 19 Feb 1990 |
| LPO/LPO.MEN | 1.9 KB | 16 Oct 1991 |
| LPO/LPOINSNB.BAT | 2.1 KB | 10 Oct 1991 |
| LPO/MMINDER.EXE | 14.3 KB | 26 Feb 1990 |
| LPO/SETNAME.EXE | 16.3 KB | 16 Jun 1989 |
| LPO/MINSES12.EXE | 8.8 KB | 22 Apr 1987 |
| INFO/ISVLIST2.TXT | 3.8 KB | 4 Sep 1991 |
| INFO/INFO.MEN | 901 bytes | 20 Sep 1991 |
| INFO/SUPPORT.TXT | 3.0 KB | 27 Sep 1991 |
| INFO/INFO.BAT | 2.5 KB | 16 Oct 1991 |
| INFO/ISVLIST3.TXT | 4.7 KB | 4 Sep 1991 |
| INFO/SYSRESRC.TXT | 2.7 KB | 19 Sep 1991 |
| INFO/ISVLIST1.TXT | 5.5 KB | 3 Sep 1991 |
| NETWARE/ODI/3C505.COM | 25.1 KB | 29 Jul 1991 |
| NETWARE/ODI/3C505.SYS | 18.7 KB | 15 Aug 1991 |
| NETWARE/ODI/UPDATE.BAT | 1.7 KB | 15 Oct 1991 |
| NETWARE/NETWARE.MEN | 856 bytes | 30 Aug 1991 |
| NETWARE/NETWARE.BAT | 1.2 KB | 17 Oct 1991 |
| NETWARE/VERSION.MEN | 469 bytes | 17 Oct 1991 |
| NETWARE/NWODIINS.BAT | 2.5 KB | 17 Oct 1991 |
| NETWARE/NW386INS.BAT | 2.8 KB | 15 Oct 1991 |
| NETWARE/INSPROPT.MEN | 1.1 KB | 27 Sep 1991 |
| NETWARE/FLOPYINS.BAT | 1.3 KB | 15 Oct 1991 |
| NETWARE/386/3C505.LAN | 21.8 KB | 20 Aug 1991 |
| NETWARE/386/UPDATE.BAT | 1.6 KB | 15 Oct 1991 |
| NETWARE/INSPROPT.BAT | 877 bytes | 19 Sep 1991 |
| NETWARE/286/C3C505A1.OBJ | 10.4 KB | 12 Nov 1991 |
| NETWARE/286/D3C505A1.OBJ | 10.4 KB | 12 Nov 1991 |
| NETWARE/286/C3C505A2.OBJ | 10.6 KB | 12 Nov 1991 |
| NETWARE/286/S3C505.OBJ | 9.6 KB | 17 Jan 1991 |
| NETWARE/286/UPDATE.BAT | 3.3 KB | 15 Oct 1991 |
| NETWARE/286/3C505A1.LAN | 581 bytes | 13 Nov 1991 |
| NETWARE/286/3C505A2.LAN | 581 bytes | 13 Nov 1991 |
| NETWARE/286/D3C505A2.OBJ | 10.6 KB | 12 Nov 1991 |
| NETWARE/286/A3C505A1.OBJ | 10.4 KB | 12 Nov 1991 |
| NETWARE/286/B3C505A2.OBJ | 10.6 KB | 12 Nov 1991 |
| NETWARE/286/S3C505.LAN | 345 bytes | 8 Mar 1991 |
| NETWARE/286/A3C505A2.OBJ | 10.6 KB | 12 Nov 1991 |
| NETWARE/286/B3C505A1.OBJ | 10.4 KB | 12 Nov 1991 |
| NETWARE/NW286INS.BAT | 2.6 KB | 15 Oct 1991 |
| 3PLUS/3PLUS.BAT | 965 bytes | 7 Oct 1991 |
| 3PLUS/3PLUS.MEN | 828 bytes | 29 Aug 1991 |
| 3PLUS/INSPROPT.MEN | 1.5 KB | 27 Sep 1991 |
| 3PLUS/2ETH505.SYS | 13.1 KB | 9 Oct 1991 |
| 3PLUS/UPDATE.BAT | 2.5 KB | 15 Oct 1991 |
| 3PLUS/INSPROPT.BAT | 828 bytes | 20 Sep 1991 |
| 3PLUS/ETH505.SYS | 13.1 KB | 9 Oct 1991 |
| 3PLUS/3PINSTAL.BAT | 1.6 KB | 10 Oct 1991 |
| NDIS/NDIS.BAT | 931 bytes | 7 Oct 1991 |
| NDIS/OPENINS.BAT | 2.3 KB | 16 Oct 1991 |
| NDIS/ELNKPL.DOS | 17.1 KB | 22 Jul 1991 |
| NDIS/IBMINS.BAT | 2.3 KB | 16 Oct 1991 |
| NDIS/MSLANMAN/MSLANMAN.BAT | 4.4 KB | 19 Sep 1991 |
| NDIS/INSPROPT.MEN | 1.0 KB | 19 Sep 1991 |
| NDIS/OS2EE/OS2EE.BAT | 3.0 KB | 10 Oct 1991 |
| NDIS/3OPEN/3OPEN.BAT | 3.0 KB | 27 Sep 1991 |
| NDIS/ELNKPL.OS2 | 16.8 KB | 23 Jul 1991 |
| NDIS/MSLANINS.BAT | 2.3 KB | 16 Oct 1991 |
| NDIS/NDIS.MEN | 843 bytes | 27 Sep 1991 |
| NDIS/INSPROPT.BAT | 796 bytes | 19 Sep 1991 |
| NDIS/DOLLAR.MSG | 66 bytes | 27 Sep 1991 |
| MAIN.MEN | 911 bytes | 7 Oct 1991 |
| INSTALL/FLUSHKEY.COM | 15 bytes | 13 Feb 1991 |
| INSTALL/CHECK.COM | 1.2 KB | 18 Nov 1987 |
| INSTALL/CSED.EXE | 12.8 KB | 1 May 1987 |
| INSTALL/SHOWVER.EXE | 12.4 KB | 1 Oct 1991 |
| INSTALL/GET.EXE | 4.1 KB | 3 Jun 1989 |
| INSTALL/MORE.EXE | 11.8 KB | 26 Sep 1991 |
| INSTALL/ECHOXY.COM | 727 bytes | 16 Jul 1991 |
| INSTALL/REPLY.COM | 14 bytes | 17 Jul 1991 |
| LINE.MEN | 209 bytes | 29 Aug 1991 |
| 3C505.EXE | 95.2 KB | 26 Nov 1991 |
| PARTNO | 118 bytes | 2 Jan 1992 |
| DIAG/INSTRUCT.TXT | 3.3 KB | 27 Sep 1991 |
| DIAG/TROUBLE.TXT | 2.2 KB | 10 Sep 1991 |
| DIAG/DIAG.MEN | 882 bytes | 20 Sep 1991 |
| DIAG/DIAGTXT.MEN | 893 bytes | 20 Sep 1991 |
| DIAG/DIAG.BAT | 3.0 KB | 11 Oct 1991 |
| MENU.BAT | 1.1 KB | 7 Oct 1991 |
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Click the Update Driver button and follow the instructions.
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