Intel Intel PCI-E 10Gig and 1Gig Family of Server Adapters, v.12.5.5, A04

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Intel NIC drivers for W2K3x64, W2K8x64, and W2K8R2.
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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, A04

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_R310599.EXE
File Size: 36.03 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:
30a7f61b63b34b649c01c093525f4c36
SHA1:
3a747a0c7dd27aecf253ea5417b473949f57bafb
SHA-256:
84dfa540bb1d8c5bee9ac1eb82b7d75ff788df2aac5cff135c42196c3e85d92d

File Format: Extracts files directly to local disk
File Name: Intel_LAN_12.5.5_W2K3_8_64_A04.exe
File Size: 31.57 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:
918d7a520e37279d15ef47a523ea8e04
SHA1:
5908a14ec4f9844ed7d1c8c05bbc3ca700305bf2
SHA-256:
bd59fcb4ae3ec565fde743e8f50dc4d626e3f8dac6ff4f1d4a18f912524546db

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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_R301835.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 Server 2008 x64
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2003 x64
PCI-E Dual Port Copper (Portville DT)
PCI-E Quad Port Copper (Portville QT)
e files.
3. Click on the unzip button to extract files.

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