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

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.