If you don’t know the HP model, run in Command Prompt (admin):

The term is not a standard version number. In the context of device manager errors or system logs, this almost always refers to a specific installation failure state or a conflict with a specific driver file version.

Ideally, yes. However, the specific hardware ID for this Pegatron Ethernet controller is sometimes not included in the standard Windows driver library. Windows Update tries to search for "Pegatron N14939," comes up empty, and leaves you with a useless paperweight.