Intel® Ethernet Adapters and Devices User Guide
Discontinued Support
This page lists the features, devices, or operating systems that were discontinued in a particular release. Subsequent releases will not support the discontinued feature.
Release 28.3
End of support for:
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft Azure Stack HCI, version 21H2 and 20H2
Intel® I354 Gigabit Ethernet Controller and the e1s driver
Autorun.exe and its associated files
Release 28.2.3 is the last release that includes drivers for these OSs and devices.
Release 28.1
End of support for RSS on Microsoft Windows operating systems for the following devices:
Intel® Ethernet Connection I217-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection I218-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (2) I218-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (3) I218-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection I218-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection I218-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (2) I218-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (3) I218-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection I218-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection I217-V
Intel® Ethernet Network Adapter I226-T1
Intel® Ethernet Network Adapter I226-T1
Intel® Ethernet Network Adapter I225-T1
Intel® Ethernet Network Adapter I225-T1
Intel® Ethernet Controller (2) I225-IT
Intel® Killer™ E3100X 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Intel® Ethernet Controller (2) I225-LM
Intel® Ethernet Controller (2) I225-LMvP
Intel® Ethernet Controller (2) I225-V
Intel® Ethernet Controller (3) I225-IT
Intel® Killer™ E3100X 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Intel® Ethernet Controller (3) I225-LM
Intel® Ethernet Controller (3) I225-LMvP
Intel® Ethernet Controller (3) I225-V
Intel® Ethernet Controller I226-IT
Intel® Killer™ E3100X 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (3)
Intel® Ethernet Controller I226-LM
Intel® Ethernet Controller I226-LMvP
Intel® Ethernet Controller I226-V
Intel® Ethernet Controller I225-LM
Intel® Ethernet Controller I225-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (2) I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (2) I219-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (3) I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (4) I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (4) I219-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (5) I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (5) I219-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (10) I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (11) I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (12) I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (13) I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (14) I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (15) I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (16) I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (17) I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (18) I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (19) I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (20) I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (22) I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (23) I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (24) I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (25) I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (26) I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (27) I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (6) I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (7) I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (8) I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (9) I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection I219-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (10) I219-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (11) I219-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (12) I219-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (13) I219-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (14) I219-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (16) I219-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (17) I219-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (18) I219-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (19) I219-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (20) I219-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (22) I219-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (23) I219-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (24) I219-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (25) I219-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (26) I219-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (27) I219-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (6) I219-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (7) I219-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (8) I219-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (9) I219-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection (3) I218-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection (3) I218-V
Release 27.9
Release 27.9 is the last release that supports the following:
Microsoft Windows 8.1
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2 (build 19042)
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H1 (build 19043)
VMWare ESXi 6.5
VMWare ESXi 6.7
iw_ixl FreeBSD driver
Release 27.5
Release 27.5 is the last release that includes the Microsoft e1q driver in your download package. Release 27.6 removed the e1q driver from the installation package. This affects the following devices:
Intel® 82575EB Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® 82575EB Gigabit Backplane Connection
Intel® Gigabit VT Quad Port Server Adapter
Intel® 82575EB Multi-Function Network Device
Intel® 82574L Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® 82583V Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® Gigabit CT Desktop Adapter
Intel® Gigabit CT2 Desktop Adapter
Intel® 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Network Connection
Intel® Gigabit ET Dual Port Server Adapter
Intel® 82576NS Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Intel® 82576NS Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® 82576NS SerDes Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Intel® Gigabit EF Dual Port Server Adapter
Intel® 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Server Network Connection
Intel® Gigabit ET Quad Port Server Adapter
Intel® Gigabit ET2 Quad Port Server Adapter
Intel® 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Network Connection
Intel® Gigabit ET Quad Port Mezzanine Card
Release 27.0
Release 27.0 the last release that supports:
The Microsoft Windows v1q driver
This driver will no longer be tested or updated. The driver may still be provided in your download package or on your install media for your convenience.
Release 26.7
Release 26.7 is the last release that supports:
Intel® Ethernet Network Adapter E810-XXV-2 for OCP 2.0
Release 26.4
Release 26.4 is the last release that supports the following:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
Canonical Ubuntu 16.04
The Microsoft Windows e1q driver and devices. These drivers will no longer be tested or updated. This affects devices based on the following:
Intel® 82574L Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® Gigabit ET2 Quad Port Server Adapter
Intel® 82575EB Gigabit Backplane Connection
Intel® 82575EB Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Network Connection
Intel® 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Server Network Connection
Intel® 82576NS Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Intel® 82576NS SerDes Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Intel® 82583V Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® Gigabit CT Desktop Adapter
Intel® Gigabit CT2 Desktop Adapter
Intel® Gigabit EF Dual Port Server Adapter
Intel® Gigabit ET Dual Port Network Connection
Intel® Gigabit ET Dual Port Server Adapter
Intel® Gigabit ET Quad Port Mezzanine Card
Intel® Gigabit ET Quad Port Server Adapter
Intel® Gigabit VT Quad Port Server Adapter
Starting with Release 26.4, the following adapters and devices will no longer be tested or updated. The drivers may still be provided in your download package or on your install media for your convenience.
Intel® Ethernet Controller X540-AT2
Intel® Ethernet Controller X540-AT1
Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540-T2
Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540-T1
Intel® X540 Virtual Function
Release 26.3
Release 26.3 is the last release that supports the following:
Microsoft Windows 10, Version 1803
Microsoft Windows 10, Version 1903
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux* (RHEL) 6.x
The FreeBSD em driver. Maintenance for this driver will be continued by the community.
Release 25.2
Release 25.2 is the last release that supports the following:
DOS tools and diagnostics
The 32-bit Microsoft Windows 10 e1d driver. 64-bit Microsoft Windows 10 is still supported. This affects devices based on the following controllers:
Intel® Ethernet Connection I217-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection I217-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection I218-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection I218-V
Intel® Ethernet Connection I219-LM
Intel® Ethernet Connection I219-V
The Linux e1000e driver. Maintenance for this driver will be continued by the community.
Release 25.0
Release 25.0 is the last release to support:
Microsoft* Windows* 7
Microsoft* Windows Server* 2008 R2
Intel® QSFP+ Configuration Utility (QCU)
IOUtil
Release 24.4
Release 24.4 removed the following from the installation package:
Support for PRO/100 devices
DOS drivers
UEFI driver support for PCI/PCI-X devices
Support for WinCE
Microsoft* Windows* 10 RS3 (NDIS65) Universal Drivers. Please use the NDIS68 drivers.
Support for FCoE
Release 23.5
Starting with Release 23.5, the drivers for the following adapters and devices will no longer be tested or updated. The drivers may still be provided in your download package or on your install media for your convenience.
Intel® 82566MM Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® PRO/1000 PB Dual Port Server Connection
Intel® PRO/1000 EB Network Connection with I/O Acceleration
Intel® PRO/1000 EB1 Network Connection with I/O Acceleration
Intel® PRO/1000 EB Backplane Connection with I/O Acceleration
Intel® 82567V-3 Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® 82567V-4 Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® 82567LM-4 Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® 82567LF Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® 82567V Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® 82567LM-2 Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® 82567LF-2 Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® 82567V-2 Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® 82567LM-3 Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® 82567LF-3 Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® 82577LM Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® 82577LC Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® 82578DM Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® 82578DC Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® 82567LM Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® 82566DM Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® 82566DC Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® 82566MC Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Network Connection
Intel® PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter
Intel® PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Connection
Intel® PRO/1000 PF Dual Port Server Adapter
Intel® PRO/1000 PT Network Connection
Intel® PRO/1000 PT Server Adapter
Intel® PRO/1000 PF Network Connection
Intel® PRO/1000 PF Server Adapter
Intel® PRO/1000 PB Server Connection
Intel® PRO/1000 PM Network Connection
Intel® PRO/1000 PL Network Connection
Intel® PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Server Adapter
Intel® PRO/1000 PF Quad Port Server Adapter
Intel® PRO/1000 PT Desktop Adapter
Intel® PRO/1000 EB1 Backplane Connection with I/O Acceleration
Intel® PRO/1000 PT Quad Port LP Server Adapter
Intel® 82566DM-2 Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® 82562V 10/100 Network Connection
Intel® 82562V-2 10/100 Network Connection
Intel® 82562G-2 10/100 Network Connection
Intel® 82562GT-3 10/100 Network Connection
Intel® 82562GT-2 10/100 Network Connection
Intel® 82562GT 10/100 Network Connection
Intel® 82562G 10/100 Network Connection
Intel® Gigabit PT Quad Port Server ExpressModule
Intel® 82566DC-2 Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® 82598EB 10 Gigabit AF Dual Port Network Connection
Intel® 10 Gigabit XF SR Dual Port Server Adapter
Intel® 10 Gigabit XF SR Server Adapter
Intel® 82598EB 10 Gigabit AF Network Connection
Intel® 10 Gigabit AT Server Adapter
Intel® 82598EB 10 Gigabit AT Network Connection
Intel® 10 Gigabit AT2 Server Adapter
Intel® 82598EB 10 Gigabit AT2 Network Connection
Intel® 82598EB 10 Gigabit AT CX4 Network Connection
Intel® 10 Gigabit SR Dual Port Express Module
Intel® 10 Gigabit CX4 Dual Port Server Adapter
Intel® 82598EB 10 Gigabit KX4 Network Connection
Intel® 10 Gigabit AF DA Dual Port Server Adapter
Intel® 10 Gigabit XF LR Server Adapter
Intel® 82598EB 10 Gigabit Dual Port Network Connection