Intel(R) Network Connections Software Version Release 28.3 Release Notes ======================================================================= December 15, 2023 This release includes software and drivers for Intel(R) Ethernet adapters and integrated network connections. Contents ======== - What's New in This Release - Supported Operating Systems - User Guides - Intel Fiber Optic Connections - Customer Support What's New in This Release ========================== Hardware Support ---------------- - None for this release Software Features ----------------- See the release notes for a full listing of features added in this release: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/content-details/778690/intel-ethernet-co ntroller-products-release-notes.html?DocID=778690 Removed Features ---------------- - Removed Autorun.exe and its associated files from the software download - End of support for Microsoft* Windows Server* 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 - End of support for Intel(R) I354 Gigabit Ethernet Controller and the E1S driver. This device is no longer supported on any operating system. Supported Operating Systems =========================== The drivers in this release have been tested with the following operating systems (OSs). Additional OSs may function with our drivers but are not tested. NOTE: Not all devices support all operating systems listed. Refer to the release notes for detailed OS support information for your device. Microsoft* Windows Server*, Azure Stack HCI, and Windows* ---------------------------------------------------------- Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Version 1903 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Azure Stack HCI Microsoft Windows 11 Microsoft Windows 10 version 21H2 (build 19044) Microsoft Windows 10 RS5, Version 1809 (build 17763) Microsoft Windows 10 RS1, Version 1607 (build 14393) VMware* ESXi* ------------- VMWare ESXi 8.0 VMware ESXi 7.0 Please refer to VMWare's download site for the latest ESXi drivers for Intel® Ethernet® devices. Linux* ------ Linux Real Time Kernel 5.x and 4.x (only on Intel Ethernet E810 Series) Linux, v2.4 kernel or higher Red Hat* Enterprise Linux* (RHEL) 9.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9 SUSE* Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 Canonical* Ubuntu* 22.04 LTS Canonical Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Debian* 11 FreeBSD* -------- FreeBSD 14.0 FreeBSD 13.1 User Guides =========== Several user guides for Intel Network Connections are available for this product. You may access them in the following ways: - Double-click "index.htm" located in the root of the Intel download. - Go to http://support.intel.com. - View it on the Intel Resource & Documentation Center at https://cdrdv2.intel.com/v1/dl/getContent/705831. Intel Fiber Optic Connections ============================= Caution: The fiber optic ports may utilize Class 1 or Class 1M laser devices. Do not stare into the end of a fiber optic connector connected to a "live" system. Do not use optical instruments to view the laser output. Using optical instruments increases eye hazard. Laser radiation is hazardous and may cause eye injury. To inspect a connector, receptacle or adapter end, be sure that the fiber optic device or system is turned off, or the fiber cable is disconnected from the "live" system. The Intel Gigabit and 10GbE network adapters with fiber optic connections operate only at their native speed and only at full-duplex. Therefore you do not need to make any adjustments. Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. The laser module contains no serviceable parts. Customer Support ================ - Main Intel support website: http://support.intel.com - Network products information: http://support.intel.com/support/go/network/adapter/home.htm Legal / Disclaimers =================== Copyright (C)2002 - 2023, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Parts of Intel(R) PROSet for Windows Device Manager are based on the pugixml library (http://pugixml.org). pugixml is Copyright (C) 2006-2015 Arseny Kapoulkine. This software and the related documents are Intel copyrighted materials, and your use of them is governed by the express license under which they were provided to you ("License"). Unless the License provides otherwise, you may not use, modify, copy, publish, distribute, disclose or transmit this software or the related documents without Intel's prior written permission. This software and the related documents are provided as is, with no express or implied warranties, other than those that are expressly stated in the License. Intel technologies may require enabled hardware, software or service activation. No product or component can be absolutely secure. Intel, the Intel logo, and other Intel marks are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.