Intel® Network Adapter Driver for PCIe* 40 Gigabit Ethernet Network Connections under Linux*

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5/24/2019

Introduction

This download record includes the i40e Linux* base driver version 2.8.43 for the 710 series devices.

Available Downloads

  • Linux*
  • Size: 540.3 KB
  • SHA1: D8C0BEE031AD9D720302EB9FE1BA29CE9C483333

Detailed Description

Overview

The driver in this release is compatible with the 710 series devices for controller-based Intel® Ethernet Network Connections.

 

What's new?

  • EOL Itanium support
  • Added support for persistent F/W LLDP feature
  • Added support for 2.5G/5G speeds for some cards
  • Added support for EEE ethtool --set-eee $pf eee off/on for some cards
  • Added ability to change vf mac address from host by ip command
  • Added ability for untrusted VF to create up to 16 VLANs
  • Added ability for untrusted VF to add 16 multicast filters
  • Added support for few new cards
  • Many minor bug fixes, code hardening, and logging enhancements

See the release notes for installation instructions, how to identify your adapter, command-line parameters, additional features, and known issues.

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