Network Connectivity — How do I identify my wired Ethernet adapter and driver version?

Network Connectivity

How do I identify my wired Ethernet adapter and driver version?

To identify your wired Ethernet adapter and driver, choose from the following:

Intel® System Identification Utility
Identify Your Adapter using the Part Number Label
How to find you adapter name, driver version, and Intel® PROSet version in Microsoft Windows*
How to identify your adapter in Linux*
Adapter part number to driver identification

Intel® System Identification Utility (Intel® SIU)
Requirements:

Internet connection
Run the utility on the computer being updated; the utility cannot be downloaded for offline use.

Run the Intel® System Identification Utility (Intel® SIU).to automatically identify your adapter.

To use the utility, accept the licensing agreement when prompted. After you run the utility, click Advanced > Wired Network Information to see your product, driver version, and driver status.

Identify Your Adapter using the Part Number Label
You can manually look for the part number on your adapter. If your network adapter plugs into your computer, the part number is on a barcode label. The part number is a six-digit number, followed by a hyphen, and three more digits. Using this barcode example, showing the part number of 721383-006.

The three-digit number following the hyphen is a minor revision number and is not needed to identify your adapter.

100p

Identify Intel® Ethernet Adapters using PCI Device ID or part number provides a cross reference list between part numbers, PCI device IDs, product codes, and links to software and drivers.

How to find your adapter name, driver version, and Intel® PROSet version in Microsoft Windows*
Identify your network adapter and driver version on Windows XP* or Windows Server 2003*
Identify your network adapter and driver version on Windows Vista*
Identify your network adapter and driver version on Windows 7*

How to find your adapter driver version and device name in Linux*
Choose from the following options for finding your driver version and device name:

Download and run this Linux* shell script utility: Network Device and Driver Information Utility for Linux*
Manual directions for finding the name of the network adapter (You must have permissions to run these commands in Linux.):
- Enter lspci -v | grep Ethernet -A 1
- The name of the adapter displays on the Subsystem line.
  - Example for Intel® PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter:
    
    # lspci -v | grep "Ethernet" -A 1
    02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 06)
    Subsystem: Intel Corporation PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter
    --
    02:00.1 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 06)
    Subsystem: Intel Corporation PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter

Manual directions for finding the driver version:
- Type ethtool -i ethx where ethx is the Ethernet port
- Read the driver name and version
  - Example for the first Ethernet port, eth0:
    
    # ethtool -i eth0
    driver: e1000
    version: 7.6.5-NAPI
    firmware-version: 5.6-2
    bus-info: 0000:02:00.0

To find a list of Ethernet port names and their hardware addresses:
- Use the 'ip link' command from the iproute2 package
  - Example:
    
    # ip link
    1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    2: em0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP mode DEFAULT qlen 1000 link/ether 00:11:22:33:44:55 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

Adapter part number to driver identification You can use the part number from your adapter to find the right driver. The links below direct you to lists linking the adapter part number to a driver.

Intel® PRO/100, PRO/1000, Gigabit, PRO/10 GbE, 10-Gigabit Adapters
Intel® PRO/10, PRO/10+, EtherExpress TokenRing Network Adapters (Wired, not Mobile)
Intel® Mobile Ethernet Adapter Driver Identification Guide
Xircom® Mobile Adapters (Wired, not wireless)

Solution ID: CS-008441
Last Modified: 20-May-2013
Date Created: 18-Jan-2004