The GWA-08G is a network device manufactured by Ralink. 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. Visitors have downloaded this file "GWA-08G.zip" 372 times with an aggregate rating of 3 out of 5 stars based on 2 reviews. It is compatible with PCs running Windows Vista and Windows XP, among other operating systems. The total disk space used for this update is 13.3 MB.
GWA-08G
802.11 b/g Wireless LAN Card
802.11 g Wireless LAN MPCI
802.11 g Wireless LAN PC Card
802.11 g Wireless LAN PC CardBus
802.11 g Wireless LAN PCI
802.11b/g Wireless Adapter
802.11b/g Wireless LAN Card
Windows Vista (64 bit), Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows 98SE, Windows 98, Windows 95
3.00.01.0000 (2004-12-15) via .inf
Also could be RT2500 Wireless card. This are all of the files on the installation CD of this generic 802.11g PCMCIA card.
Bob (DG Member) on 5-Mar-2009
PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_0201&SUBSYS_001E1371
PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_0201&SUBSYS_001E1371&REV_01
PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_0201&SUBSYS_001F1371
PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_0201&SUBSYS_00201371
PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_0201&SUBSYS_00201371&REV_01
PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_0201&SUBSYS_011014CB
PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_0201&SUBSYS_011114CB
PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_0201&SUBSYS_01605A57
PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_0201&SUBSYS_03605A57
PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_0201&SUBSYS_03615A57
PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_0201&SUBSYS_107F1043
PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_0201&SUBSYS_127F1043
The following files are found inside the driver download file.
Name | Size | Date |
---|---|---|
MANUAL.PDF | 375.0 KB | 5 Jan 2005 |
SETUP.EXE | 13.1 MB | 28 Dec 2004 |
WIN2K/RT2500.CAT | 13.1 KB | 19 Dec 2004 |
WIN2K/RT2500.INF | 52.8 KB | 15 Dec 2004 |
WIN2K/RT2500.SYS | 218.4 KB | 15 Dec 2004 |
WIN9XME/RT2500.INF | 52.8 KB | 15 Dec 2004 |
WIN9XME/RT25009X.SYS | 219.8 KB | 15 Dec 2004 |
WINXP/RT2500.CAT | 13.1 KB | 19 Dec 2004 |
WINXP/RT2500.INF | 52.8 KB | 15 Dec 2004 |
WINXP/RT2500.SYS | 218.4 KB | 15 Dec 2004 |
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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.
Click the Update Driver button and follow the instructions.
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