The EtherLink III Bus-Master PCI Ethernet Adapter 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 update - "3com3c59x.exe" - has an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars based on 21 reviews, and has been downloaded 1,658 times. Our users report success installing this driver update on PCs running Windows XP. The total disk space used for this update is 59.9 KB.
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1.22.0.0 (2000-10-10) via .inf
[I know this driver works with Windows 2k and XP. It's the same driver as the one posted by Johan Katoele, but this one is a little bit more user-friendly to install -)
Roin Schuermans (DG Member) on 4-Jul-2003
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The following files are found inside the driver download file.
Name | Size | Date |
---|---|---|
el59x.sys | 39.2 KB | 24 Sep 1999 |
3Com59x.inf | 4.8 KB | 10 Oct 2000 |
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Once you have downloaded your new driver, you'll need to install it. In Windows, use a built-in utility called Device Manager, which allows you to see all of the devices recognized by your system, and the drivers associated with them.
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Locate the device and model that is having the issue and double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
Select the Driver tab.
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