- Intel Gigabit Ethernet Controller Driver
- Intel Ethernet Controller Driver 8086 Download
- Intel Ethernet Controller Driver 8086 Windows 10
- Intel Ethernet Controller Driver 8086 Windows 7
- Intel Ethernet Controller Driver 8086 System
Hello,
This page contains the driver installation download for Ethernet Controller in supported models (MS-7B28) that are running a supported operating system. Here is 4 drivers compatible with PCI VEN_8086&DEV_15A1. This is Device ID of Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (2) I218-V. Device or core chip manufacturer is Intel Corporation.
I'm having no luck whatsoever getting a X540-AT2 card running on ESXi 6.0.0U2. I've tried several different driver installs, the last one being net-ixgbe_3.21.6-1OEM.600.0.0.2159203.vib. This is a fresh install, driver added.
esxi6:/# esxcfg-nics -l
Name PCI Driver Link Speed Duplex MAC Address MTU Description
vmnic0 0000:01:00.0 e1000e Up 1000Mbps Full 00:25:90:2a:9e:82 1500 Intel Corporation 82574L Gigabit Network Connection
vmnic1 0000:02:00.0 e1000e Up 1000Mbps Full 00:25:90:2a:9e:83 1500 Intel Corporation 82574L Gigabit Network Connection
esxi6:/# lspci | grep vmnic
Intel Gigabit Ethernet Controller Driver
0000:01:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation 82574L Gigabit Network Connection [vmnic0]
0000:02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation 82574L Gigabit Network Connection [vmnic1]
0000:05:00.0 Network controller: Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X540-AT2 [vmnic2]
0000:05:00.1 Network controller: Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X540-AT2 [vmnic3]
The driver was downloaded from VMware. Do I need a different driver, or does this card not work at all?
Thanks,
Jack
Use the table below to find downloads to drivers and software for the Intel® PRO/100 Adapter.
- Locate your operating system (OS).
- Base drivers are the only thing you need to make a network connection.
- For advanced features like teaming and VLAN configuration, you need:
- Base drivers
- Intel® PROSet
- Advanced network services (ANS)
| Operating System | Base Drivers | Base Drivers, Intel PROSet, and ANS |
| Windows 8* and Windows Server 2012* | Included with Windows* installation media for supported Intel PRO/100 network connections. | Not available |
| Windows 7* and Windows Server 2008 R2* | Included with Windows installation media for supported Intel PRO/100 network connections. | Not available |
| Windows Vista* (32-bit) | Not available | PROWIN32.exe |
| Windows Server 2008* (32-bit) | Not available | PROWIN32.exe |
| Windows Vista* (64-bit) | Not available | PROWINX64.exe |
| Windows Server 2008 (64-bit) | Not available | PROWINX64.exe |
| Windows Server 2008 for Itanium® systems | Not available | PROWIN64.exe |
| Windows XP* | Not available | PROWIN32.exe |
| Windows Server 2003* | Not available | PROWIN32.exe |
| Windows XP (64-bit) | Not available | PROWINX64.exe |
| Windows Server 2003 (64-bit) | Not available | PROWINX64.exe |
| Windows 20001 | Not available | PRO2K |
| Windows NT 4.0*1 | Not available | PRONT4 |
| Windows 98* Windows SE*1 | PRO98M | Not available |
| Windows Me*1 | PROMeM | Not available |
| DOS ODI NDIS2 | PRODOS | Not available |
| Windows Server 2003 (64-bit Intel® Itanium® Processor versions only)2 | Not available | PROWIN64.exe |
| Windows XP (64-bit Intel® Itanium® Processor versions only)3 | Not available | PROXP64 |
1 Not a supported OS. Intel provides these drivers as a customer convenience.
2 For Intel® Itanium® Processors only, not for processors using Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel® EM64T).
Intel Ethernet Controller Driver 8086 Download
3 Intel® Itanium® Processor-based systems no longer support Windows* XP drivers and software. The last software release, version 11.2, is provided as a convenience. Download PROWS64 for the latest drivers and software for Windows* Server 2003.
Drivers for other operating systems
| OS | Base Drivers | Adapter Teaming |
| NetWare 6.x* or later | PRONWARE (DOS ODI) ANSWARE (NetWare Server) | ANSNWARE |
| NetWare 5.x* | Not available | Not available |
| NetWare 4.x* | Not available | Not available |
| OS/2 | PROOS2 | Not available |
| Linux* | e100-x.x.x.tar.gz | iANS-x.x.x.tar.gz |
| Solaris*1 | Oracle’s website | Not available |
| UnixWare 7.x* OpenUNIX 8* | eeE8.pkg | Not available |
| SCO5* | See SCO* for Intel® Gigabit Network Adapter drivers. UnXis website | Not available |
Intel Ethernet Controller Driver 8086 Windows 10
1 Intel does not provide support for this driver. Contact your software vendor.
Unsupported OS
The following operating systems are no longer supported:
- Windows* 2000
- Windows* NT 3.51 and 4
- Windows* 95, 98, 98 SE, Me
- Windows for Workgroups*
- NetWare 6.x* (and later)
- NetWare 5.x* (and earlier)
- UnixWare 2.x*
- OS/2
Non-OS–specific downloads
Intel Ethernet Controller Driver 8086 Windows 7
| Intel® Ethernet Connections Boot Utility | Archive Name | Notes |
| Intel® Boot Agent | See Boot Agent | Latest Boot Agent code plus tools and utilities |
| PROUTIL | Enable/disable Boot Agent and WOL (Boot Agent download includes PROUTIL) | |
| Administrative Tools | PROADMIN | Tools and utilities for net administrators |
Intel Ethernet Controller Driver 8086 System
| Related topics |
| Intel® Ethernet Adapters |
| How I identify my wired Intel® Ethernet Adapter and driver version |
| Drivers and Software for Gigabit Intel® Ethernet Adapters |