Intel® Ethernet Adapters and Devices User Guide
Install Drivers and Software
There are multiple ways to download drivers and tools for Intel® Ethernet software releases:
Download and install the complete driver pack.
Download and install individual drivers. Exact steps will vary by operating system.
Intel Download Center
You can download all publicly available software from the Intel Download Center at https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download-center/home.html.
Install via the Complete Driver Pack
Downloading the complete driver pack from the Intel Download Center will include drivers for Microsoft Windows*, Linux*, and FreeBSD*, but it is a very large download. We recommend downloading smaller files for your operating system if you don’t need software for every OS.
The Intel® Ethernet Adapter Complete Driver Pack is available at https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/15084/intel-ethernet-adapter-complete-driver-pack.html.
Install Individual Drivers by OS
See the following subsections for details.
Install Tools and Other Software
Intel provides a number of tools and applications that allow you to configure or debug the Intel Ethernet devices in your system.
See Tools & Apps for more information about available tools and how to install them.
Tools may be available as individual downloads from the Intel Download Center, or they are included as part of the complete driver pack. Publicly available tools are located in the