Before downloading any files, you need to know exactly which Ethernet card or onboard chip your computer uses.

| Media | Throughput (Mbps) | CPU Utilization (1.8GHz P4) | Driver Interrupt Rate | |-------|------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------| | 10BASE-T | 9.8 | <1% | Low (10 Hz) | | 100BASE-TX | 95 | 3–7% | Medium (100 Hz) | | 1000BASE-T (TCP) | 450–580 | 25–40% (no RSS) | High (up to 8000 Hz) | | 1000BASE-T (UDP) | 920–960 | 10–15% | Moderate |

If Windows doesn't automatically detect the driver, or if you're manually installing from a non-standard source: