The 862W-G is a network device manufactured by SMC. 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 - "smc2862wg_DRUT.zip" - has been downloaded 3,785 times and is rated 5 out of 5 stars based on 22 reviews. It has been installed successfully by our users on PCs running Windows XP. The total disk space used for this update is 2.7 MB.
SMC2862W-G
SMC2862W-G 54Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter
Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows 98SE
1.0.141.0.14 (2004-03-29) via .inf
SMC2862W-G EZ Connect? g 2.4GHz 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter
Andrews (DG Staff Member) on 8-Jul-2004
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The following files are found inside the driver download file.
Name | Size | Date |
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Driver/2862w.inf | 10.2 KB | 6 Apr 2004 |
Driver/ndis51/2862w.sys | 346.9 KB | 6 Apr 2004 |
Driver/2862w.sys | 348.7 KB | 6 Apr 2004 |
SETUP.exe | 2.6 MB | 6 Apr 2004 |