VIA Rhine III Fast Ethernet Adapter Driver Download (Official)
Supported Models
VT6105L (and several others)
VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter
VIA Rhine III Fast Ethernet Adapter
VIA Rhine III Management Adapter
VIA VT86C100A Rhine Fast Ethernet Adapter
Manufacturers
Supported Operating Systems
Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows XP (64 bit)
File Name
Versions
3.87a (5-May-2011)
Uploader Notes
VIA Rhine Family Driver
Date: 5-May-2011
Version: 3.87a
OS supported: Windows XP 64-Bit, Windows XP 32-Bit
Chips supported: VT8251 Integrated, VT8231, VT8233, VT8235 & VT8237 Integrated (Rhine & Rhine II), VT6103 Rhine (PHY), [B]VT6105/L/LOM[/B] and VT6106/H/L/S series (Rhine III), VT6105M Management Fast Ethernet Controller (Rhine III), VT6115 Fast Ethernet Controller (Rhine III), VT6107 Fast Ethernet Controller (Rhine & Rhine II)
Notes: This driver also supports Windows Server 2003.
Uploaded By
Jerry K (DG Member) on 10-Jul-2011
Device Hardware IDs
PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3043&SUBSYS_01001106
PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3053&SUBSYS_01021106&REV_96
PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3053&SUBSYS_01061106
PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3053&SUBSYS_0702A0A0
PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3053&SUBSYS_10001462
PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3065&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_7C
PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3065&SUBSYS_00011170
PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3065&SUBSYS_00011843
Compatible IDs
Related Driver Updates
Driver Contents File List
The following files are found inside the driver download file.
| Name | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/release.txt | 390 bytes | 3 May 2011 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x64/FET5A64B.sys | 52.7 KB | 1 Apr 2011 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x64/FETNDA64.inf | 60.2 KB | 1 Apr 2011 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x64/WINX64.txt | 1.7 KB | 1 Apr 2011 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x64/WinUinst64.exe | 430.1 KB | 14 Oct 2009 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x64/Winsetup64.exe | 455.7 KB | 14 Oct 2009 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x64/difxapi.dll | 525.8 KB | 2 Nov 2006 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x64/fetnda64.cat | 64.0 KB | 27 Apr 2011 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x64/vuins64.dll | 13.8 KB | 23 Oct 2006 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x64/winsetup/difxapi.dll | 525.8 KB | 2 Nov 2006 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x64/winsetup64.txt | 3.9 KB | 14 Oct 2009 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x86/FETND5BV.sys | 48.1 KB | 1 Apr 2011 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x86/FETNDIS.inf | 64.5 KB | 1 Apr 2011 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x86/WIN.txt | 1.9 KB | 1 Apr 2011 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x86/WINNDI.DLL | 12.7 KB | 28 Jul 2005 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x86/WinSetup.exe | 385.0 KB | 14 Oct 2009 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x86/WinUinst.exe | 368.6 KB | 14 Oct 2009 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x86/difxapi.dll | 319.5 KB | 2 Nov 2006 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x86/netvt.cat | 63.9 KB | 27 Apr 2011 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x86/vuins16.dll | 57.4 KB | 27 Oct 2006 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x86/vuins32.dll | 69.6 KB | 27 Oct 2006 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x86/winsetup.txt | 5.8 KB | 14 Oct 2009 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x86/winsetup/DIFxAPI.dll | 319.5 KB | 2 Nov 2006 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x86/winsetup/NTSetup.inf | 18.5 KB | 14 Sep 2004 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x86/winsetup/VETUP16.DLL | 25.9 KB | 1 Jul 2005 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x86/winsetup/VETUP32.DLL | 32.8 KB | 18 Apr 2005 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x86/winsetup/VETUP64.DLL | 13.3 KB | 9 Jun 2005 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x86/winsetup/ntsim2.sys | 8.3 KB | 4 Nov 2004 |
| Rhine_WinXP_387a/x86/winsetup/ntsim2A.sys | 10.2 KB | 4 Nov 2004 |
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