3Com 3CRWE53172 Utility Download (Official)
Supported Models
3CRWE53172 Driver
Manufacturers
File Name
Versions
5.0 (16-Sep-2002)
Uploader Notes
3Com® OfficeConnect® Wireless 11b Cable/DSL Gateway
OfficeConnect Gateway Discovery Ver5.0. OfficeConnect Gateway Discovery application for the following Gateways:3CRWE51196, 3CRWE52196, 3C855, 3CR856-95, 3C857 And the following accesspoint: 3CRWE41196, 3CRWE454G72, 3CRWE454A72. The application now supports PCs with more than one Ethernet adapter. See gateway-discovery-v5.txt for more information
Uploaded By
Andrews (DG Staff Member) on 8-Jul-2004
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Driver Contents File List
The following files are found inside the driver download file.
| Name | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|
| ServerTool.dll | 36.9 KB | 15 Aug 2002 |
| IPProbe.dll | 28.7 KB | 15 Aug 2002 |
| ctl3d32.dll | 27.1 KB | 21 Aug 1996 |
| ProductInfo.dll | 36.9 KB | 22 Aug 2002 |
| readme.txt | 3.1 KB | 16 Sep 2002 |
| QNet.dll | 24.6 KB | 15 Aug 2002 |
| COMDLG32.DLL | 185.1 KB | 23 Nov 1999 |
| msvcrt.dll | 277.8 KB | 30 Mar 2000 |
| license.txt | 8.7 KB | 11 Jan 2002 |
| gateway-discovery.exe | 122.9 KB | 22 Aug 2002 |
| MFC42.DLL | 995.4 KB | 27 Apr 1999 |
| WS2Ping.dll | 49.2 KB | 15 Aug 2002 |
| COMCTL32.DLL | 552.7 KB | 5 Nov 1999 |
| LocalInfo.dll | 32.8 KB | 15 Aug 2002 |
| Discp.dll | 24.6 KB | 15 Aug 2002 |
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