Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Driver 221.0.8.0

Driver package for Windows Vista–11, 64-bit. Released Jul 3, 2025.

Manufacturer

Broadcom

Version

221.0.8.0

Release date

Jul 3, 2025

Windows

Windows VistaWindows 7Windows 8Windows 8.1Windows 10Windows 11

Architecture

64-bit

Size

919 KB

Hardware IDs

733 supported (see list)

Category

Network cards (LAN) › Broadcom

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How to install

1. Check that this is the right driver. Open Device Manager (right-click the Start button), right-click your device, choose Properties and look at "Hardware Ids" on the Details tab. The value should match one of the supported IDs below (more about hardware IDs).
2. The driver comes as a .cab package. Open Command Prompt as administrator in the download folder and unpack it:
   mkdir C:\Drivers\pkg
expand -F:* broadcom-netxtreme-gigabit-ethernet-driver-221.0.8.0-x64-c3afc9ba.cab C:\Drivers\pkg
   (Alternatively, double-click the .cab file, select all files and copy them to a folder.)
3. Install the driver with pnputil /add-driver C:\Drivers\pkg\*.inf /install. You can also do it from Device Manager: right-click the device, choose Update driver, then "Browse my computer for drivers" and select C:\Drivers\pkg.
4. Restart the computer and check that the device no longer shows a yellow warning sign in Device Manager.

Supported hardware IDs

This driver package declares support for 733 device IDs. Open an ID to see every driver available for that device.

…and 433 more hardware IDs.

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