The SMC EtherEZ (8416 in Legacy Mode) is a network device manufactured by SMSC. 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 driver - "smcEtherCardElite16Ultra2000XP.zip" - has been downloaded 3,079 times and is rated 4 out of 5 stars based on 29 reviews. Our users report success installing this driver update on PCs running Windows XP. The total disk space used for this update is 15.7 KB.
Ethercard Elite 16 Ultra ISA (8216
8216C
8216T)
SMC EtherCard Elite16 Ultra (8216, 8216C, 8216T)
SMC EtherEZ (8416 in Legacy Mode)
SMC EtherEZ 8416
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Windows XP
smcEtherCardElite16Ultra2000XP.zip (15.7 KB)
3.12.0.0 (1999-10-19) via .inf
Please read included readme.txt
Lord_Destructor (DG Member) on 22-Jan-2004
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Open a tool called Device Manager.
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The following files are found inside the driver download file.
| Name | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|
| readme.txt | 2.4 KB | 2 Jul 2003 |
| smc8000n.sys | 23.8 KB | 24 Sep 1999 |
| netsmc.inf | 4.0 KB | 19 Oct 1999 |