Broadcom Netlink -tm- Gigabit Ethernet Driver Windows 10 Acer Apr 2026

I’m trying to get the Ethernet port working on my Acer laptop running Windows 10. The device in Device Manager shows as .

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I’ve run into driver issues—either Windows automatically installs a driver that doesn’t work properly (code 10 or code 31), or the connection keeps dropping / shows “Unidentified network.” I’m trying to get the Ethernet port working