How to find the network device name and download the driver - Windows

Steps and instructions to find and download network driver - Windows

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Steps and instructions to find and download network driver - Windows

Solution

This topic describes how to find the device name and download the network driver.

Section 1: Find Network Device Name

Option 1

  1. Search for and select Device Manager.
    Device Manager
  2. Expand Network adapters and look for the device name.
    Network adapters

Option 2

  1. Go to Control Panel. Select Network and Sharing Center.
    Control Panel
  2. Click Change adapter settings.
    Settings
  3. Look for the device name in the list of active devices. Select Details under More options to see the Device Name.
    Device list
    Details

Option 3

  1. From the command prompt window, type and run ipconfig /all.
    Command prompt
  2. Look for the description of the device name in the list of connected media state devices.
    Device list

Section 2: Find the Network Card Driver

  1. Go to http://pcsupport.lenovo.com.
  2. Find the product (for example, T440p). Type the product name, select Detect Product, or Browse Product. The Product Home page is displayed after detecting or finding the product.
    Support page
  3. Select Drivers & Software on the Product Home page.
  4. Filter the driver list by selecting the Component (for example, Networking: Wireless LAN) and the system's Operating System.

    Select component
  5. There might be multiple Wireless LAN drivers that are available for the selected system and operating system. To find which driver is applicable for the system, look for the driver that provides support for the Network Device identified in Section 1

    Click the driver to view the supported device name for the selected driver.
    Check driver
  6. The network device name (result from Section 1) should match with the information listed in the driver page (for example, Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260). If the network device name matches, then download the driver as per the instructions in the driver page.

    If the network card name does not match, repeat Step 4 using the next driver.
    Driver

Alias Id:WHICH-WLAN-DRIVER
Document ID:HT078107
Original Publish Date:06/17/2013
Last Modified Date:02/10/2025