Description
Change Notice, September 1, 2021:
The Intel® Ethernet Adapter Complete Driver Pack, Intel® Ethernet Adapter driver for E810 Series Devices under Linux and the Intel® Ethernet Controller Products Release 26.4 Release Notes have been updated. If you currently have the 26.4 Package installed and are re-running this package as a result of this Change Notice, please note the following:
Linux driver was updated with fixes for the following issues:
1. The driver allows multiple virtual functions to have the same MAC address. This requires that VF spook checking be disabled.
2. There is an improvement in latency for 2k and 4k size packets for TCP traffic.
3. The driver accurately reports AUI-C2C PHY type as KR ethtool link mode.
What Was Updated:
Linux driver v1.6.4 has been replaced with v1.6.7 for 100 GbE Intel® Ethernet Network Adapters and Intel® Ethernet Controller Products.
Release Notes for 26.4 have been updated with this information.
Products Affected:
100 GbE Intel® Ethernet Network Adapters – only if you run into above mentioned issues on a Linux system
Other Information:
If you are affected by the issues listed above, it is recommended that you update to the Complete Driver Pack file. Otherwise, there is no need to update. The driver in the previously released package is still valid. All other files remain as is; there is no impact to other products.
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About Intel® drivers
If you purchased an OEM branded server or appliance, contact your OEM for a SW driver version that is compatible with your exact FW version. Using SW and FW versions that have not been validated to work together will affect performance, feature availability, and system stability.
See list of manufacturers’ Support websites.
For a detailed list of features, fixes, known issues and general release information, download the release notes and review the readme.txt that is included in each software release. Release Notes
Overview
This. zip file contains all of the Intel® Ethernet network drivers and software for currently supported versions of Windows*, Linux*, and FreeBSD* for most Intel® Ethernet Adapters. Not all Intel® Ethernet Adapters and Intel® Ethernet Controllers are supported under every version of Windows, Linux, or FreeBSD.
This is a large file. We recommend downloading smaller files for your operating system if you don't need software for every OS.