AN983B drivers for Linksys NICs having BSODs with BitTorrent

From the BitTorrent FAQ:

  • "Q: BitTorrent makes my machine blue screen! What should I do?
    If you have a DSL modem, especially an Alcatel, you should upgrade your drivers. If you have a Linksys network card, you may have to upgrade your network card drivers as well."

    This links to a message explaining what has happened:

    "I had the same problem with this card during high speed downloads, the blue screen of death (BSOD - Windows 98, 2000, XP fatal error). the problems is with the drivers, and the fix ISN'T with the Linksys version of drivers; it's the manufacturer of the chip, AMDtek. Before you upgrade drivers, make sure your NIC card is Version 5 or higher or it won't work.

    AMDtek is now Infineon-AMDtek, and the new page for the AN983B network interface chipset is here:

    Infineon-AMDtek drivers for AN983B network interface card chipset (Linksys)

    Drivers:

    Windows version Driver
    Windows XP AN983B drivers for Windows XP
    Windows 2000/98 AN983B drivers for Windows 2000/98

    The files AN983B_XP_DRV_220.zip, AN983B_WIN_DRV_217.zip, and AN983B_WIN_DRV_220.zip are available at the link above.

    We have placed archived drivers online for the convenience of the community at large.