Intel 8/16 Lan Adapter Displays Different Name For the Same Card

ID: Q137788

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2

SUMMARY

In SMS Inventory Agent, separate computers display three separate manufacturer names for the same network interface card. This problem occurs when the Intel 8/16 Lan Adapter network card is installed. The following example shows what you would see when you double click on each computer name and then click on the netcard icon from the Personal Computer Properties Window:


   Client                      NetCard Description
   =====                       ===================
   WFW 3.11/MSDOS 6.21         Intel EtherExpress 16 or 16TP
   Win 3.1/LM 2.2/MSDOS 6.2    EXP16$
   WFW/MSDOS 5.0               MS$EE16

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2. We are researching this problem and will post new information in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodsms sms invdos friendly name

Keywords : kbnetwork kbbug1.00 smsinv kbbug1.10
Version : winnt:1.0,1.1,1.2
Platform : winnt
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