This release includes Linux* Base Drivers for Intel(R) Ethernet Network Connections. - igb driver supports all 82575-, 82576-, 82580-, I350-, I210-, I211- and I354-based gigabit network connections. - e1000e driver supports all PCI Express gigabit network connections, except those that are 82575-, 82576-, 82580-, and I350-, I210-, and I211-based*. * NOTES: - The Intel(R) PRO/1000 P Dual Port Server Adapter is supported by the e1000 driver, not the e1000e driver due to the 82546 part being used behind a PCI Express bridge. - Gigabit devices based on the Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X722 are supported by the i40e driver. igb-x.x.x.tar.gz e1000e-x.x.x.tar.gz Due to the continuous development of the Linux kernel, the drivers are updated more often than the bundled releases. The latest driver can be found on http://e1000.sourceforge.net (and also on http://downloadcenter.intel.com.) Upgrading --------- If you currently have the e1000 driver installed and need to install e1000e, perform the following: - If your version of e1000 is 7.6.15.5 or less, upgrade to e1000 version 8.x, using the instructions in the e1000 README. - Install the e1000e driver using the instructions in the Building and Installation section below. - Modify /etc/modprobe.conf to point your PCIe devices to use the new e1000e driver using alias e1000e, or use your distribution's specific method for configuring network adapters like RedHat's setup/system-config-network or SuSE's yast2.