What's New in This Release

- Support for the Intel Ethernet Controller E810-C
- Support for the Intel Ethernet Controller E810-C for backplane
- Support for the Intel Ethernet Controller E810-C for QSFP
- Support for the Intel Ethernet Controller E810-C for SFP
- Support for the Intel Ethernet Network Adapter E810-C-Q2
- Support for the Intel Ethernet Network Adapter E810-XXV-4

Changes:

- The Intel Ethernet Controller E810 supports up to 100Gb/s throughput for the mainstream market for a variety of workloads used in Communications, Storage, Enterprise, Hybrid Cloud, Artificial Intelligence etc.
- For X722 devices installed in a Linux system, added a mechanism to set Forward Error Correction (FEC) mode

Intel Ethernet 700 Series Changes:

- General: MPLS (mpls-pay.pkg) and eCPRI (ecpri.pkg) DDP packages cannot be loaded.
- Linux Driver: More than 16 VLANs assigned to a Virtual Function (VF) in untrust mode are operational
- Linux Driver: Ethtool (via ethtool -m comand) and dmesg displays information that the SFP module is not inserted on the platform where there is no SFP cage.
- Linux Driver: FEC mode setting is not available for Intel Ethernet Controller X722 devices (via ethtool -- show-fec command).
- Linux Driver: VF is not operational when a number of queues has been changed without turning off the VF first.
- Linux Driver: List of MAC addresses assigned to VF is removed after an Intel AVF driver reload.
- Linux Driver: Reloading the Intel AVF driver clears VF mirrors ingress settings while both Physical Function (PF) and VF mirrors have been added.
- Linux Driver: Despite being added, PF egress or ingress mirrors still show as turned off.
- Linux Driver: Trunk settings have no effect on filtering traffic of host VLANs.
- Linux Driver: Allow broadcast (allow_bcast) option is not present in sysfs.
- Linux RDMA Driver: In RedHat 8.1, the i40iw driver does not compile.
- NVM Update Tool: The X722 adapter doesn't allow for updates through other physical ports when dummy deviceId 0x37CC is detected at the first physical port. It's not possible to swap between different OCP PHY modules.
- NVM Update Tool: On X710-T4L and X710-T4L for OCP 3.0 adapters, fast update executed by the NVM Update Tool with RESET TYPE: PHY entry in config file ends with PHY reset failed information and exit code 18.
- EFI Driver: Wake on LAN (WoL) settings can only be saved after a power cycle on X710 OCP3.0 adapters.
- Virtualization: SR-IOV is disconnected when 2.5G or 5G speed is set on X710TLG GbE RJ45 PCIe adapters.

Intel Ethernet 500 Series:

- EEupdate: EEupdate doesn't provide information that changes of device ID and MAC addresses are locked.
- QoS Windows: Powershell command Get-NetAdapterQos does not show current setting after a firmware transition from non-willing to willing.

Intel Ethernet 200 Series

- EFI Driver: Intel Ethernet Controller I210 might not establish a link with probability of one failure per 1000 power cycles or even more. Such behavior can be observed only if power cycle is performed during D3 state.

Release 25.0 is the last release to support:

- Microsoft Windows 7
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
- Intel QSFP+ Configuration Utility (QCU)
- IOUtil

This download is valid for the products listed below:

- Intel 82579LM Gigabit Ethernet PHY
- Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet PHY
- Intel 82580EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller
- Intel 82599EB 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
- Intel 82599EN 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
- Intel 82599ES 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
- Intel Ethernet Connection I217-LM
- Intel Ethernet Connection I217-V
- Intel Ethernet Connection I218-LM
- Intel Ethernet Connection I218-V
- Intel Ethernet Connection I219-LM
- Intel Ethernet Connection I219-V
- Intel Ethernet Controller I210-AS
- Intel Ethernet Controller I210-AT
- Intel Ethernet Controller I210-CL
- Intel Ethernet Controller I210-CS
- Intel Ethernet Controller I210-IS
- Intel Ethernet Controller I210-IT
- Intel Ethernet Controller I211-AT
- Intel Ethernet Controller I350-AM2
- Intel Ethernet Controller I350-AM4
- Intel Ethernet Controller I350-BT2
- Intel Ethernet Controller X540-AT2
- Intel Ethernet Controller X550-AT
- Intel Ethernet Controller X550-AT2
- Intel Ethernet Controller X550-BT2
- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-DA1
- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-DA2
- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-LR1
- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-QDA1
- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-SR1
- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-SR2
- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-T2
- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540-T1
- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540-T2
- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550-T1
- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550-T2
- Intel Ethernet Network Adapter I350-T4 for OCP 3.0
- Intel Ethernet Network Adapter X722-DA2
- Intel Ethernet Network Adapter X722-DA4
- Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I210-T1
- Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I340-F4
- Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I340-T4
- Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I350-F2
- Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I350-F4
- Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T2
- Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T2V2
- Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T4V2
- Intel Ethernet Server Adapter X520-DA1 for Open Compute Project
- Intel Ethernet Server Adapter X520-DA2
- Intel Ethernet Server Adapter X520-DA2 for Open Compute Project

About Ethernet Drivers:

Windows platforms generally apply a generic driver that allows motherboards to recognize the Ethernet component.

However, in order to make use of all network card (adapter) features, you must install a proper LAN driver that enables the hardware. This task enables systems to connect to a network, as well as collect all component characteristics such as manufacturer and chipset.

If you intend to update the driver version, know that this process can add support for new OSes, fix different compatibility problems, resolve related errors encountered during the product's lifetime, as well as include various other changes.

When it comes to the actual installation procedure, we should note that most producers try to make it as easy as possible, so following the steps should be a breeze: just get the downloadable package, run the setup, and follow the on-screen instructions.

There is a chance that other OSes could also be suitable, but it is not advisable that you install this release on platforms other than the specified ones. Remember to perform a system reboot once done, to allow all changes to take effect properly.

Therefore, if you wish to apply this version, click on the download button and enable your network card. To stay up to speed with the latest updates, check back with our website as often as possible.

  It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available.

Try to set a system restore point before installing a device driver. This will help if you installed an incorrect or mismatched driver. Problems can arise when your hardware device is too old or not supported any longer.