Intel® Ethernet Adapters and Devices User Guide

ID Date Version Classification
705831 06/08/2026 Public
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Diagnostics

Multiple utilities are available to help troubleshoot and diagnose issues with your Intel® Ethernet devices.

Linux Diagnostics

Intel Ethernet drivers for Linux use the ethtool interface for driver configuration and diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. The latest version of ethtool is required for this functionality. Download it at https://kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/.

Diagnostics in Ethernet Cmdlets for Intel® Ethernet

In Microsoft Windows, you can use Ethernet Cmdlets for Intel® Ethernet to conduct diagnostic software tests. See Diagnostics in Ethernet Cmdlets for Intel® Ethernet for details.