Intel® Network Adapter Driver for Windows Server 2016*

18737
11/9/2018

Introduction

This download record installs version 23.4 of the Intel® Network Adapter using Windows Server 2016*.

Available Downloads

  • Windows Server 2016 family*
  • Size: 73.4 MB
  • SHA1: 0D6F9D4306166E1CBA284276AB87391EE7CEDA0D

Detailed Description

What' New

SW Release 23.4 resolves a potential packet data pointer issue that could occur when using Intel® Ethernet 700 Series products with certain Intel Ethernet device drivers on Microsoft Windows* Operating systems that are using “Jumbo Packet” feature with “Receive Side Coalescing” (RSC) feature.
 
The issue may lead to a data mismatch between what came in on off wire (RX port) from remote sender and what is transferred up the OS/system stack to receiver (that is, application). While most applications apply their own additional forms of data integrity checking, some may exist that don't and so may be exposed to potential data integrity issues.
 
Note: By default, “Jumbo Packet” feature is disabled (off) in Intel Windows drivers.

For more information, review TA-234.

This issue is resolved with drivers included in the SW 23.4 Release.
 
Intel recommends updating to SW 23.4 as soon as possible. However, if updating to SW 23.4 isn't convenient for you at this time, there's also an available workaround for the issue (see TA-234) for more details.
 
In addition to the availability of SW Release 23.4, we'll also be removing SW Release 23.2 and SW Release 23.1 from Intel® Download Center.
 
Note: These drivers and software are for retail versions of Intel® Ethernet Adapters.  If you don't have a retail version of an Intel® Ethernet Adapter, we recommend you work with your computer manufacturer before installing our driver.

For more information, review TA-234.

 

Purpose

Installs base drivers, Intel® PROSet for Windows Device Manager* for Intel® Network Adapters using Windows Server 2016*.

See the release notes for installation instructions, supported hardware, what's new, bug fixes, and known issues.

 

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Nano Server*

Note: PROWinNS.exe and the nano_install.txt files are for Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Nano Server*.

Users wanting to install Intel® PROSet on Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Nano Server should download the webpack and extract the contents using a file archiver utility such as WinZip*. Do not run the installation wizard as the installation procedure for Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Nano Server is different. After the files have been extracted, immediately locate the \Disk\APPS\PROSETDX\NanoServer directory and follow the instructions in the proset_install_for_nano.txt file.

 

About Intel® drivers

The driver or software for your Intel® component might have been changed or replaced by the computer manufacturer. We recommend you work with your computer manufacturer before installing our driver so you don’t lose features or customizations.

See list of manufacturers’ Support websites.

This download is valid for the product(s) listed below.