The Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter is a network device manufactured by VIA. 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 update - "vialan8201.zip" - has an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on 29 reviews, and has been downloaded 2,408 times. It has been installed successfully by our users on PCs running Windows XP. The total disk space used for this update is 490.5 KB.
VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter
Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT4, Windows NT3.51, Windows ME, Windows 98SE, Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows 3.1
3.15.0.0351 (2003-01-27) via .inf
DriverGuide (DG Staff Member) on 10-Sep-2003
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The following files are found inside the driver download file.
Name | Size | Date |
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8201/PCIENUM.SYS | 4.2 KB | 9 Oct 2001 |
8201/WINSETUP/W9XSETUP.EXE | 28.8 KB | 22 Oct 2002 |
8201/WINSETUP/ntsim.sys | 6.0 KB | 12 Sep 2002 |
8201/WINSETUP/NTSetup.exe | 49.2 KB | 22 Oct 2002 |
8201/WINSETUP/NTSetup.inf | 16.3 KB | 3 Jan 2002 |
8201/WINSETUP/W2KSetup.exe | 41.0 KB | 22 Oct 2002 |
8201/WIN.txt | 1.9 KB | 21 Mar 2002 |
8201/LINUX/linux.txt | 12.1 KB | 17 Jan 2003 |
8201/LINUX/rhinefet.tgz | 45.1 KB | 16 Jan 2003 |
8201/PXE/pxe.lom | 41.0 KB | 16 Jan 2003 |
8201/PXE/RIS-note.txt | 1.5 KB | 6 Jan 2003 |
8201/PXE/pxe.txt | 1.0 KB | 6 Jan 2003 |
8201/winsetup.txt | 4.0 KB | 8 Nov 2002 |
8201/oemsetup.inf | 75.2 KB | 27 Jan 2003 |
8201/DIAG.EXE | 197.1 KB | 15 Jan 2003 |
8201/DIAG.TXT | 3.5 KB | 18 Dec 2002 |
8201/FETND5A.sys | 34.3 KB | 27 Jan 2003 |
8201/WINNT.txt | 1.6 KB | 1 Feb 2002 |
8201/readme.txt | 2.1 KB | 27 Jan 2003 |
8201/NTUTIL.DLL | 147.5 KB | 14 Dec 2001 |
8201/NETWARE/SRVRODI.56/fetnwsc.ldi | 58.3 KB | 29 Aug 2002 |
8201/NETWARE/SRVRODI.56/Nw56.txt | 5.9 KB | 17 Jan 2003 |
8201/NETWARE/SRVRODI.56/fetnwsc.lan | 58.4 KB | 17 Jan 2003 |
8201/NETWARE/DOSODI/NET.CFG | 506 bytes | 31 May 2002 |
8201/NETWARE/DOSODI/FETODI.INS | 738 bytes | 17 Apr 2002 |
8201/NETWARE/DOSODI/FETODI.COM | 55.5 KB | 16 Jan 2003 |
8201/NETWARE/DOSODI/DOSODI.TXT | 6.6 KB | 14 Oct 2002 |
8201/NETWARE/CLIENT32/fetnwsc.ldi | 58.3 KB | 29 Aug 2002 |
8201/NETWARE/CLIENT32/CNT32DOS.TXT | 3.2 KB | 17 Jan 2003 |
8201/NETWARE/CLIENT32/fetnwsc.lan | 58.4 KB | 17 Jan 2003 |
8201/FETND3.sys | 45.7 KB | 27 Jan 2003 |
8201/WINNDI.DLL | 15.6 KB | 20 Feb 2002 |
8201/winsetup.exe | 45.1 KB | 28 Oct 2002 |
8201/Release.pdf | 9.9 KB | 27 Jan 2003 |
8201/FETND5B.sys | 35.3 KB | 27 Jan 2003 |
8201/FETNDIS.inf | 23.4 KB | 27 Jan 2003 |
8201/FETND4.sys | 46.9 KB | 27 Jan 2003 |
8201/UNATTEND/NT40/unatdnt4.txt | 2.3 KB | 21 Aug 2002 |
8201/UNATTEND/NT40/Unattend.txt | 1.0 KB | 22 Feb 2002 |
8201/UNATTEND/W9x/msbatch.inf | 1.1 KB | 24 Jan 2002 |
8201/UNATTEND/W9x/unatdw9x.txt | 2.2 KB | 21 Aug 2002 |
8201/UNATTEND/XP/unatdwxp.txt | 2.4 KB | 21 Aug 2002 |
8201/UNATTEND/XP/unattend.txt | 1.1 KB | 30 Nov 2001 |
8201/UNATTEND/W2000/UNATTEND.TXT | 960 bytes | 4 Jan 2001 |
8201/UNATTEND/W2000/unatdw2k.txt | 2.4 KB | 21 Aug 2002 |
To get the VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter driver, click the green download button above. After you complete your download, move on to Step 2.
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To find the newest driver, you may need to visit the VIA website. Most major device manufacturers update their drivers regularly.
Once you have downloaded your new driver, you'll need to install it. In Windows, use a built-in utility called Device Manager, which allows you to see all of the devices recognized by your system, and the drivers associated with them.
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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.
In most cases, you will need to reboot your computer in order for the driver update to take effect.
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