Intel® Ethernet Adapters and Devices User Guide

ID Date Version Classification
705831 11/12/2024 Public
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Supported Operating Systems

The drivers in this software release have been tested with the operating systems (OSs) listed below. Additional OSs may function with our drivers but are not tested.

Note:

Not all devices support all operating systems listed. Refer to the Release Notes for detailed OS support information for your device.

Refer to Discontinued Support for information on the last release to support particular versions of an operating system.

Microsoft Windows Server*, Azure Stack HCI, and Windows*

  • Microsoft Windows Server* 2025

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Version 1903

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016

  • Microsoft Azure Stack HCI

  • Microsoft Windows* 11 version 24H2

  • Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2 (build 22631.2506)

  • Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2 (build 22621)

  • Microsoft Windows 10 version 21H2 (build 19044)

  • Microsoft Windows 10 RS5, Version 1809 (build 17763)

Note:
  • Devices based on the following do not support Microsoft Windows or Windows Server:

    • Intel® Ethernet Connection E822-C

    • Intel® Ethernet Connection E822-L

  • Microsoft Windows 32-bit operating systems are only supported on Intel 1Gbps Ethernet Adapters.

  • Some older Intel Ethernet adapters do not have full software support for the most recent versions of Microsoft Windows. Many older Intel Ethernet adapters have base drivers supplied by Microsoft Windows.

  • In Microsoft Windows Server 2025, all devices based on the Intel Ethernet 710 Series are reported with generic, 2-part device IDs and branding strings, and will be configured as generic devices with no custom default settings. This change resolves an issue seen when deploying network intent roles using the Network ATC scripts in Windows Server 2025 and Azure Stack HCI.

VMware ESXi*

  • VMware ESXi* 8.0

  • VMware ESXi 7.0

Please refer to VMware’s download site for the latest ESXi drivers for Intel Ethernet devices.

Linux*

  • Linux* Real Time Kernel 5.x and 4.x [1]

  • Linux, v2.4 kernel or higher

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux* (RHEL) 9.4

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server* (SLES) 15 SP6

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

  • Canonical Ubuntu* 24.04 LTS

  • Canonical Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  • Debian* 11

  • openEuler* 22.03 LTS SP3 for AArch64 [2]

FreeBSD*

  • FreeBSD* 14.1

  • FreeBSD 13.3