Intel Intel PCI-E 10Gig and 1Gig Family of Server Adapters, v.12.5.5, A02

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Fixes & Enhancements

A potential issue with 10Gb Ethernet Controller drivers (X520 and 82598) that could possibly allow a denial-of-service attack. Additional information on the nature of the security exposure, in the form of a security advisory may be obtained at http://security-center.intel.com/ . search for INTEL-SA-00028. The document name is Intel Ethernet 82598 and 82599 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller Denial of Service.
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Version

12.5.5, A02

Release date

07 Dec 2011

Download Type

Driver

Category

Network, Ethernet & Wireless

Importance

Urgent
Dell Technologies highly recommends applying this important update as soon as possible. The update contains critical bug fixes and changes to improve functionality, reliability, and stability of your Dell system. It may also include security fixes and other feature enhancements.
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File Format: Update Package for MS Windows 32-Bit
File Name: NIC_DRVR_WIN_R306933.EXE
File Size: 33.55 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
Dell Update Packages (DUP) in Microsoft Windows 32bit format have been designed to run on Microsoft Windows 64bit Operating Systems. Dell Update Packages (DUP) in Microsoft Windows 64bit format will only run on Microsoft Windows 64bit Operating Systems. When selecting a device driver update be sure to select the one that is appropriate for your operating system.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
9d3237daa11769155488cb8100505fc8
SHA1:
b43ec657e4d971e397556696deedb29d5dda2dc4
SHA-256:
77ff5105a7b35d8678220cc84e051b421c6b829eddaab64b8cb614510b94f902

File Format: Extracts files directly to local disk
File Name: Intel_LAN_12.5.5_W2K3_8_A02.exe
File Size: 29.08 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This file format consists of an archive of files that may be decompressed to a directory on the hard drive. The installation can then be done from that directory.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
692c96db2dc583b8e0860d317acb6c21
SHA1:
3b3897b31c83d8e9f79cfa8c08b2604bd826066d
SHA-256:
d9697e49eba0b97aacdbe0e805cd5cd4b5fbe8920ba9a2abdb3b846b1251adf3

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A DOS window will appear during installation DO NOT close this window it will close once the DUP has completed.
DCB (FCoE) installation instructions for Windows 2008 x86 and x64.
By default the Dell Update Package (DUP) package NIC_DRVR_WIN_R301834.EXE will not install the DCB component of the Intel driver as a Microsoft initiated reboot is required. To install the DCB (FCoE ) component run the Control Panel, Add Remove Programs and run the Intel application, select the modify option and DCB (FCoE) will be presented as an install option.

Windows base driver version for PT Server Adapters: 9.13.41.0
Windows base driver version for ET Server Adapters: 11.7.32.0
Windows base driver version for 10GBE AT, AF, and XF Server Adapters : 2.4.36.0
Windows base driver version for Ethernet X520 Server Adapters: 2.2.52.1

Proset for Windows Device Manager version : 15.4.3.3
Windows Server 2008 x86
Windows Server 2003
PCI-E Dual Port Copper (Portville DT)
PCI-E Quad Port Copper (Portville QT)
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3. Click on the unzip button to extract files.

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