[DRIVERS] Intel Ethernet/WiFi/Bluetooth

[Enderwiggin03]

Just FYI,

Asus ROG STRIX z490 G gaming. New 1.0.2.6 Intel driver gives me no issues.
No disconnecting on reboot, no packet loss, no connection drops/reconnections
Was using before 1.0.0.13- that was super stable.

I switched to 1.0 Gbps in driver settings tho. I do not need 2.5GBe. EEE is off, tried ON - didnt see any difference to be honest.-

You should probably update the firmware.

[FMobile]

I've got the newest firmware.

I do not like how the adapter behaves on 2.5GB ...It doesnt disconnect but looks like i am having packet loss.
Does anyone know how to look which revision I got on my motherboard? Where to look exactly?

[rgen44]

Hi everyone,

- Intel Ethernet Drivers (Drivers Only) :

Drivers - I22x-V (2.5GbE) : 1.0.2.8 WHQL [08/11/2020]
Drivers - I21x-V (1.0GbE) : 12.19.1.32 WHQL [05/11/2020]
Download - I22x-V (2.5GbE) : Link
Download - I21x-V (1.0GbE) : Link

Thread updated.

MoKiChU, Thank you for your time and effort. STAY WELL!

[piratino]

Thank you!!!

[onetime]

In the latest I225-V drivers (1.0.2.6) available in Windows Update, EEE now defaults to OFF.

Can you please tell me where to check if EEE is on or off?
Thank you.

[DmitriyS]

Hi MoKiChU, thx for driver updates..

[L-Sakata]

Hey MoKiChU
Just in case you missed it, Intel AX200 drivers got a recent update:
22.20.0 1/12/2021

Was putting together a new client PC and noticed it was updated.

[n1kobg]

Hello there!

I have these drivers here installed and I don't know if it is related, but I am experiencing issues at boot up where I result not being correctly connected to my lan network. It often happens that at Windows boot that I result connect to an Unknown Network with no lan, and consequently, no internet access.

When it happens I have to disable/enable the network adapter from Windows settings a few times or unplug/plug in the lan cable a few times.

Checked my router and it seems to work good. Could it be a driver issue? Where can I find your last driver so to try that out and see if it indeed is related to this last version?

Thank you in advance.

That could be from applying some tweaks on your Windows. Wait 30-60seconds. it will get connected, just wont be right away. If thats your case...

[n1kobg]

I have an Asus Maximus XII Extreme w/ an Intel I225-V REV 2 and wanted to share an observation that might help people experiencing link issues or packet loss.

After I updated the the firmware to V1.45, I updated to the 1.0.1.4 driver and I wasn't having any issues.

Recently, I noticed the 1.0.1.8 driver was released so I updated my driver and started seeing around 5% packet loss.

The difference between 1.0.1.4 and 1.0.1.8 is the older driver did not auto-negotiate EEE (Energy Efficient Ethernet) and was disabled, whereas 1.0.1.8 did auto-negotiate EEE and was enabled. When I disabled EEE with the 1.0.1.8 driver, my packet loss disappeared.

TL; DR - If you're having connectivity issues with the I225-V, it may be worth trying to disable Energy Efficient Ethernet.

Yes, many people have that problem, internet connection drops & have packet loss and slow Up/Download speeds. Its the silicon and Intel cant do much about it. They say the fix works 100% & its fixed in the next revisions of the silicon but there are people with them that still have the same problems. Only thing that works but its not 100% fix is to flash NVM to 1.45 (even if you already did it). Im posting the fix and the thread on Intel Forum. I will make a separate post because this is important.
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us...-products.html
https://community.intel.com/t5/Ether...e/td-p/1189493

[piratino]

Yes, many people have that problem, internet connection drops & have packet loss and slow Up/Download speeds. Its the silicon and Intel cant do much about it. They say the fix works 100% & its fixed in the next revisions of the silicon but there are people with them that still have the same problems. Only thing that works but its not 100% fix is to flash NVM to 1.45 (even if you already did it). Im posting the fix and the thread on Intel Forum. I will make a separate post because this is important.
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us...-products.html
https://community.intel.com/t5/Ether...e/td-p/1189493

Interesting, and thanks for sharing.

Does anybody know if these issues might happen with I21x-V (1.0GbE) Intel ethernet adapters as well? I have a Ethernet Intel® I219-V 1.0Gbit Lan adapter, and some times I encounter internet connection drops & have packet loss and slow Up/Download speeds.
I have recently passed to fiber cable (have changed home internet connection, but provider is the same), and as far that I have learn only my pc is affected. Nwither my 2 other laptops I have in the house and my smartphones have any of that.

Thanks for the help.