Intel(R) Network Connections Software v30.x

Official release of the Intel® Ethernet Adapter Complete Driver Pack v30.6 on December 23, 2025

Supported Operating Systems:

Changelog:
Hardware Support:

• Intel® Ethernet Network Adapter E810-XXVDA2 Support
• Intel® Ethernet Network Adapter OCP3.0 E810-XXVDA2
• Intel® Ethernet Network Adapter E830-XXVDA4F

Software Features

• E610: Read Slot ID data from SMBIOS and provide it to firmware
• E610: SR-IOV VF link speed display correction
• E610: PF/VF feature negotiation
• E610: Windows DMA remapping policy update
• E800: Linux* kernel DPLL subsystem for phase offset monitor interface
• E800: SR-IOV LAG Active/Active
• E825: Firmware Management Protocol (FMP) Support
• E830: SR-IOV LAG Package
• EPCT: Update listing device branding data presentation
• Read-only Device Level Configuration in HII for non-PF0 ports
• Added new support - RHEL 10.1 and RHEL 9.7

Firmware Features:

• E830 - SYNCE FOLLOWER infrastructure support for default DPLL Settings at Init
• E830 - alignment in parity with latest E810. (LLDP dedicated features from E810 are still under bring-up)

Removed Features:

• Removed ESX 7.0 - EOL
• Removed Niantic* - EOL
• Discontinued support for CentOS 7.x/8.x, RHEL 8.8, RHEL 9.1, and RHEL 9.2
• Discontinued support for FreeBSD 13.3, 13.4, 14.0, 14.1, and 14.2
• Discontinued support for Linux Stable Kernel up to version 4.19
• Discontinued support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 - EOL

Overview: www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download...ete-driver-pack.html
Download: downloadmirror.intel.com/871940/Release_30.6.zip
Release Notes: www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/content-...es.html?DocID=778690

Cheers
Tom
 

Official release of the Intel® Ethernet Adapter Complete Driver Pack v31.1 on March 20, 2025

Supported Operating Systems:

Changelog:
Hardware Support:

• N/A

Software Features

• N/A

Firmware Features:

• N/A

Removed Features:

• N/A

Overview: www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download...ete-driver-pack.html
Download: downloadmirror.intel.com/915813/Release_31.1.zip
Release Notes: www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/content-...es.html?DocID=778690

Cheers
Tom

Official release of the Intel® Ethernet Adapter Complete Driver Pack v31.2.1 on June 5, 2026

Supported Operating Systems:

Changelog:

What's New in This Release:

• Support for RHEL 9.8 and 10.2

Hardware Support:

• Intel® Ethernet Network Adapter E835-CC-Q1
• Intel® Ethernet Network Adapter E835-CC-Q1 for OCP 3.0
• Intel® Ethernet Network Adapter E835-C-Q2 for OCP 3.0
• Intel® Ethernet Controller E835-XXV-4
• Intel® Ethernet Controller E835-XXV-4 for OCP 3.0

Software Features

• X710: Restore x-UEFI strings on OEMGen
• E800:
  • Expose OROM version via x-UEFI (INTEL_​BootVersion)
  • TSPLL Clock Source Fallback in ICE Driver
  • Tuneable ‘watchdog_​timeo’ parameter
  • Triple VLAN Comms DDP Package
• E823: Remove PCI-Express bandwidth warning
• E825: FMP Firmware Update Support
• E830/E835:
  • Total Port Shutdown
  • Ethernet Inspector Tool Support - PCIe Phy Debugging - Eye Measurement Height
• Ethernet Cmdlet - PCI Configuration Space Query Support
• Update UEFI application to Microsoft UEFI CA 2023
• Ethernet Cmdlet - PCI Configuration Space Query Support

Firmware Features:

• E610: Negative temperature reporting support in PLDM Type 2
• E825:
  • PLDM Type 6 Support
  • BMC-based port option selection
• E810:
  • Numeric sensor resolution parameter fix
  • RDE LLDPReceive when LLDP not received
  • Allow SW to program EEPROM modules
• E830:
  • Workaround for ROM stuck avoidance upon resets
  • Prevent blank flash mode after recovery
  • PLDM Type2 negative temperature reporting support
  • Numeric sensor resolution parameter fix
  • RDE LLDPReceive when LLDP not received
  • Enable PCIe debug using Ethagent tool
  • Allow SW to program EEPROM modules

Removed Features:

• EOL:
  • DDP Tool
  • NVMURA
  • Scalable-IOV

Overview: www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download...ete-driver-pack.html
Download: downloadmirror.intel.com/921594/Release_31.2.1.zip
Release Notes: edc.intel.com/content/www/us/en/design/p...elease-notes/31.2.1/

Cheers
Tom