Supported Operating Systems for Intel® Ethernet Controllers (LOM)

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11/08/2024

These tables list Intel® Ethernet Controllers and their supported operating systems (OS). See the links below for the latest available drivers.

Note

The drivers linked below are the generic Intel drivers.

Your device might have customized drivers and software to enable or alter features to improve operations that are provided by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM). Contact the OEM for the latest updates and technical support information.

Not all drivers are updated with every release.

For updates and additional information, view the latest Release Notes.

Windows* support for Intel® Ethernet 800 Series Network Controllers

Product Specifications Windows
Driver		 Windows*
Client		 Windows* Server
10 11 2008
R2		 2012 2012
R2		 2016 2019 2022
E810-CAM1
E810-CAM2		 ICEA Yes Yes - - - Yes2 Yes Yes
E810-XXVAM2 ICEA Yes Yes - - - Yes2 Yes Yes

 

Open Source support for Intel® Ethernet 800 Series Network Controllers

Product Specifications Linux*
Driver		 Linux* FreeBSD*
RHEL*
9.3 - 9.4
8.9 - 8.10		 RHEL*
9.0 - 9.2
8.0 - 8.8		 SLES*
15 SP5		 SLES*
15 SP4 and previous		 SLES*
12 SP5		 SLES*
12 SP4 and Previous		 Ubuntu*
22.04 LTS		 Ubuntu*
20.04 LTS		 Debian*
11

FreeBSD* 14.0 / 13.3

 FreeBSD* 13.1 - 13.2
12.0 - 12.3
E810-CAM1
E810-CAM2		 ice Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes Yes Yes Yes SNT
E810-XXVAM2 ice Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes Yes Yes Yes SNT

 

Windows* support for Intel® Ethernet 700 Series Network Controllers

Product Specifications Windows*
Driver		 Windows* Client Windows* Server
7 8.1 10 11 2008
R2		 2012 2012
R2		 2016 2019 2022
X722 I40EB NS3 NS3 Yes Yes NS3 - Yes2 Yes2 Yes Yes
V710-AT2 I40EA - - Yes Yes NS3 Yes2 Yes2 Yes2 Yes Yes
X710-AT2
X710-TM4		 I40EA - - Yes Yes NS3 Yes2 Yes2 Yes2 Yes Yes
XXV710-AM1
XXV710-AM2		 I40EA - - Yes Yes NS3 Yes2 Yes2 Yes2 Yes Yes
X710-AM2
X710-BM2		 I40EA - - Yes Yes NS3 Yes2 Yes2 Yes2 Yes Yes
XL710-AM1
XL710-AM2
XL710-BM1
XL710-BM2		 I40EA - - Yes Yes NS3 Yes2 Yes2 Yes2 Yes Yes

Open Source support for Intel® Ethernet 700 Series Network Controllers

Product Specifications Linux*
Driver		 Linux* FreeBSD*
RHEL*
9.3 - 9.4
8.9 - 8.10		 RHEL*
9.0 - 9.2
8.0 - 8.8		 SLES*
15 SP5		 SLES*
15 SP4 and previous		 SLES*
12 SP5		 SLES*
12 SP4 and Previous		 Ubuntu*
22.04 LTS		 Ubuntu*
20.04 LTS		 Debian*
11		 FreeBSD* 14.0 / 13.3 FreeBSD* 13.1 - 13.2
12.0 - 12.3
X722 i40e Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes Yes SNT Yes SNT
V710-AT2 i40e Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes Yes SNT Yes SNT
X710-AT2
X710-TM4		 i40e Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes Yes SNT Yes SNT
XXV710-AM1
XXV710-AM2		 i40e Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes Yes SNT Yes SNT
X710-AM2
X710-BM2		 i40e Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes Yes SNT Yes SNT
XL710-AM1
XL710-AM2
XL710-BM1
XL710-BM2		 i40e Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes Yes SNT Yes SNT

Windows* support for Intel® Ethernet 500 Series Network Controllers

Product Specifications Windows
Driver		 Windows* Client Windows* Server
7 8 8.1 10 11 2008
R2		 2012 2012
R2		 2016 2019 2022
X550-AT
X550-AT2
X550-BT2		 IXS NS3 NS3 NS3 Yes Yes NS3 Yes2 Yes2 Yes2 Yes Yes
X540-AT2
X540-BT2		 IXT NS3 NS3 NS3 Yes - NS3 Yes2 Yes2 Yes2 Yes -
82599EB
82599ES
82599EN		 IXN NS3 NS3 NS3 Yes - NS3 Yes2 Yes2 Yes2 Yes -
X557-AT
X557-AT2
X557-AT4		 SXB - - - - - NS3 Yes2 Yes2 Yes2 Yes -

Open Source support for Intel® Ethernet 500 Series Network Controllers

Product Specifications Linux*
Driver		 Linux* FreeBSD*
RHEL*
9.3 - 9.4
8.9 - 8.10		 RHEL*
9.0 - 9.2
8.0 - 8.8		 SLES*
15 SP5		 SLES*
15 SP4 and previous		 SLES*
12 SP5		 SLES
12 SP4 and Previous		 Ubuntu*
22.04 LTS		 Ubuntu*
20.04 LTS		 Debian*
11		 FreeBSD* 14.0 / 13.3 FreeBSD* 13.1 - 13.2
12.0 - 12.3
X550-AT
X550-AT2
X550-BT2		 ixgbe Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes Yes SNT Yes SNT
X540-AT2
X540-BT2		 ixgbe Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes Yes SNT Yes SNT
82599EB
82599ES
82599EN		 ixgbe Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes Yes SNT Yes SNT
X557-AT
X557-AT2
X557-AT4		 ixgbe Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes Yes SNT Yes SNT

Windows* support for 2.5 GbE Intel® Ethernet Network Controllers

Product Specifications Windows*
Driver Note 1		 Windows* Client Windows* Server
10
Version 1809 2021 IoT LTSC
(Redstone 5) 		11
Version 21H2
(Build 22000) 		11
Version 22H2
(Build 22621) 		2022
(Version 20H2)
I225-LM e2f Note 2
e2fn Note 3		 Yes Yes Yes Yes
I225-V e2f Note 2
e2fn Note 3		 Yes Yes Yes -
I225-IT e2f Note 2
e2fn Note 3		 Yes Yes Yes Yes
I226-LM e2f Note 2
e2fn Note 3		 Yes Yes Yes Yes
I226-V e2f Note 2
e2fn Note 3		 Yes Yes Yes -
I226-IT e2f Note 2
e2fn Note 3		 Yes Yes Yes Yes

 

Note

  • Note 1: Intel® PROSet for Windows* Device Manager and Intel® Advanced Network Services (Intel® ANS) driver for teaming and VLANs aren't supported by I225/ I226.

  • Note 2: Windows* 10 (Version 1809/ 2021 IoT LTSC/ Redstone 5) and Windows* Server.

  • Note 3: Windows* 11

 

Open Source support for 2.5 GbE Intel® Ethernet Network Controllers (igc)

Product Specifications Linux Driver Note 1 Linux Kernel* Note 2 Ubuntu* Redhat Enterprise* Note 3 FreeBSD* Note 3 VMWare* Note 3 DPDK* Note 3
5.8 5.16.18 22.04 LTS 22..04.2 LTS RHEL 8.1 RHEL 8.3 RHEL 8.6 13.0 ESXi8.0 20.05 22.07
I225-LM igc Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
I225-V igc Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
I225-IT igc Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
I226-LM igc - Yes - Yes - - Yes - Yes - Yes
I226-V igc - Yes - Yes - - Yes - Yes - Yes
I226-IT igc - Yes - Yes - - Yes - Yes - Yes

 

Note

  • Note 1: igc standalone / out-of-tree driver is unsupported.

  • Note 2: Please only access the igc driver to the corresponding kernel version

  • Note 3: Please get in touch with Red Hat Enterprise/ VMware / DPDK Community for technical support.

 

Windows* support for 1 GbE Intel® Ethernet Network Controllers

Product Specifications Windows*
Driver		 Windows* Client Windows* Server  
7 8 8.1 10 11 2008
R2		 2012 2012
R2		 2016 2019 2022 2025
I350-BT2
I350-AM2
I350-AM4		 E1R NS3 NS3 NS3 Yes Yes NS3 Yes2 Yes2 Yes2 Yes Yes  
I210-AT
I210-CL
I210-CS
I210-IS
I210-IT		 E1R NS3 NS3 NS3 Yes Yes NS3 Yes2 Yes2 Yes2 Yes Yes  
I211-AT E1R NS3 NS3 NS3 Yes Yes - - - - - -  
I217-LM
I218-LM		 E1D NS3 NS3 NS3 Yes Yes NS3 NS3 NS3 NS3 - -  
I219-LM E1D NS3 NS3 NS3 Yes Yes NS3 NS3 NS3 NS3 NS3 Yes -
I219-LM

E1DN (NetAdapterCx)

Note 2 

 NS3 NS3 NS3 - Yes - - - - - - Yes
I217-V
I218-V		 E1D NS3 NS3 NS3 Yes Yes - - - - - -  
I219-V E1D NS3 NS3 NS3 Yes Yes - - - - - -  
82579LM E1C NS3 NS3 NS3 In Box4
Only		 In Box
Only		 NS3 Yes2 Yes2 In Box
Only		 In Box
Only		 -  
82579V E1C NS3 NS3 NS3 In Box4
Only		 In Box
Only		 - - - - - -  
82574IT
82574L		 E1Q NS3 In Box
Only		 In Box
Only		 In Box
Only		 In Box
Only		 NS3 Yes2 In Box
Only		 In Box
Only		 In Box
Only		 -  
82575EB E1Q NS3 In Box
Only		 In Box
Only		 In Box
Only		 In Box
Only		 NS3 Yes2 In Box
Only		 In Box
Only		 In Box
Only		 -  
82576EB
82576NS		 E1Q NS3 In Box
Only		 In Box
Only		 In Box
Only		 In Box
Only		 NS3 Yes2 In Box
Only		 In Box
Only		 In Box
Only		 -  
82583V E1Q NS3 In Box
Only		 In Box
Only		 In Box
Only		 In Box
Only		 - - - - - -  
82580EB
82580DB		 E1R NS3 In Box
Only		 In Box
Only		 In Box
Only		 In Box
Only		 NS3 Yes2 In Box
Only		 In Box
Only		 In Box
Only		 -  
Note 1 

Intel® PROSet for Windows* Device Manager and Intel® Advanced Network Services (Intel® ANS) driver for teaming and VLANs aren't supported by I217/ I218/ I219.
Note 2 

Intel® Core Ultra Series (Code Name: Meteor Lake) and newer platforms

Open Source support for 1 GbE Intel® Ethernet Network Controllers (igb)

Product Specifications Linux*
Driver		 Linux* FreeBSD*
RHEL*
9.3 - 9.4
8.9 - 8.10		 RHEL*
9.0 - 9.2
8.0 - 8.8		 SLES*
15 SP5		 SLES*
15 SP4 and previous		 SLES*
12 SP5		 SLES*
12 SP4 and Previous		 Ubuntu*
22.04 LTS		 Ubuntu*
20.04 LTS		 Debian*
11		 FreeBSD* 14.0 / 13.3 FreeBSD* 13.1 - 13.2
12.0 - 12.3
I350-BT2
I350-AM2
I350-AM4		 igb Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes Yes SNT Yes SNT
I210-AT
I210-CL
I210-CS
I210-IS
I210-IT		 igb Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes Yes SNT Yes SNT
I211-AT igb Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes Yes SNT Yes SNT
82575EB igb Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes Yes SNT Yes SNT
82576EB
82576NS		 igb Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes Yes SNT Yes SNT
82580EB
82580DB		 igb Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes SNT Yes Yes SNT Yes SNT

Open Source support for 1 GbE Intel® Ethernet Network Controllers (e1000e)

Product Specifications Linux*
Driver		 Linux* FreeBSD*
Kernel* Supported Only FreeBSD* 11.x/12.x
I217-V
I217-LM		 e1000e NS3 NS3
I218-V
I218-LM		 e1000e NS3 NS3
I219-V
I219-LM		 e1000e Yes3 SNT3
82579V
82579LM		 e1000e NS3 NS3
82574IT
82574L		 e1000e NS3 NS3
82583V e1000e NS3 NS3

Footnotes:

NS = No Longer Supported
SNT = Supported Not Tested
Yes = Fully supported with exceptions noted

1 No new feature addition requests to be supported.
2 Technical support for critical SW issues only (no Software customizations or general release Software updates).
3 Final SW release posted to the web for customers to download if needed.
4 Supported through version 1803 (RS4), In Box Only version 1809 (RS5) and later.

In-box support

  • Driver and software updates aren't planned for adapters with only in-box support. These adapters can't be updated using automated or manual methods.
  • Intel® PROSet for Windows* Device Manager and Intel® Advanced Network Services (Intel® ANS) driver for teaming and VLANs aren't included with in-box support.
  • To add an adapter with in-box support to a team using multi-vendor teaming (MVT), see the user guide.
Note The Intel® Ethernet Adapter Complete Driver Pack contains all the OS drivers and software in one large .zip file.
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