Intel Network Adapter Driver 28.0 for Windows 10

Release Notes for 28.0 have been updated to include the following:

- Updated a Fixed Issue about an rping can fail after a system reboot.
- Added a Known Issue Switchdev Mode with Linux Bridge Configuration.

New Software Support:

- This release includes RPM packages that contain: driver signed with Intel's private key in precompiled kernel module form, complete source code for above driver, and Intel's public key.
- This release includes the Intel public key to allow you to authenticate the signed driver in secure boot mode.
- Windows installer automatically loads the RDMA performance counter functionality on Windows Server systems
- Added support for the vf-source-pruning private flag to the i40e Linux driver
- Bonding/link aggregation is no longer blocked on SR-IOV VFs. Note: The VF driver will not block teaming/bonding/link aggregation, but this is not a supported feature. Do not expect fail over or load balancing on the VF interface.
- On Intel Ethernet 800 series devices, received packets with multicast MAC addresses are now redirected to Flow Director and RSS queues
- New PowerShell cmdlet Register-IntelEthernetRDMACounterSet
- New PowerShell cmdlet Unregister-IntelEthernetRDMACounterSet
- The Intel Ethernet Series 800 devices DDP Coms package now supports PPPOEv2
- The ice driver now allocates transmit/receive queue pairs to be equal to the number of local node CPU threads with the following constraints: the driver will allocate a minimum of 8 queue pairs, or the total number of CPUs, whichever is lower (the driver will allocate a maximum of 64 queue pairs).

On Intel Ethernet 820 Series devices:

- Support for FreeBSD 13.1
- Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2019 and newer and Azure Stack HCI on the Intel Ethernet Connection E823-L
- FreeBSD RDMA support on the Intel Ethernet Connection E823-L

This download is valid for the products listed below:

- Intel Ethernet Network Adapter I225-T1
- Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I210-T1
- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540-T2
- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540-T1
- Intel Ethernet Controller X540-AT2
- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-DA1
- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550-T1
- Intel Ethernet Controller I350-AM2
- Intel Ethernet Controller I350-BT2
- Intel Ethernet Controller I350-AM4
- Intel Ethernet Controller X540-BT2
- Intel Ethernet Controller X550-AT2
- Intel Ethernet Controller X550-BT2
- Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I350-F2
- Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T4V2
- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550-T2
- Intel Ethernet Controller I210-CL
- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-SR2
- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-DA2
- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-LR1
- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-T2
- Intel Ethernet Controller I210-AS
- Intel Ethernet Controller I210-IS
- Intel Ethernet Controller I210-AT
- Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T2V2
- Intel Ethernet Controller X550-AT
- Intel 82599EN 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
- Intel 82599ES 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-QDA1
- Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I350-F4
- Intel Ethernet Controller I210-IT
- Intel 82599EB 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
- Intel Ethernet Controller I210-CS
- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-SR1
- Intel Ethernet Controller I211-AT

About Network Adapter Drivers:

When connected, the operating system usually installs a generic driver that helps the computer to recognize the newly attached device.

However, proper software must be applied if you want to make use of all features that the network adapter has available. This task also allows computers to properly recognize all device characteristics such as manufacturer, chipset, technology, and others.

Updating the adapter's drivers and utilities version might improve overall performance and stability, increase transfer speeds, fix different compatibility problems and several network-related errors, as well as bring various other changes.

To install this release, simply get the package, extract it if necessary, run the setup, and follow the instructions displayed on-screen. When done, don't forget to perform a system restart and reconnect the network adapter to make sure that all changes take effect properly.

Without further ado, if you intend to apply this version, click the download button and install the package. Moreover, check with our website as often as possible so that you don't miss a single new release.