What is e1000e driver?

e1000e. x.x.x.tar. gz is designed to work with the Intel® 82563/82566/82567 Gigabit Ethernet PHY, Intel® 82571/82572/82573/82574/82577/82578/82579/82583 Gigabit Ethernet Controller, and I217/I218 controllers under Linux*. The latest version and earlier versions of this driver are available from SourceForge*.

What is Ixgbe driver?

The ixgbe 10 Gigabit Ethernet driver is a multi-threaded, loadable, clonable, GLD-based STREAMS driver supporting the Data Link Provider Interface, dlpi(7P), on Intel 10–Gigabit PCI Express Ethernet controllers. In SR-IOV enabled mode, it supports the Physical Function of the controller.

How to install E1000 driver in Linux?

Download current e1000e package from Download Center. Move the base driver tar file to the directory of your choice. For example, use /home//e1000e or /usr/local/src/e1000e. The install location listed above is the default.

What is intel E1000?

The E1000 virtual NIC is a software emulation of a 1 GB network card. The hardware card is a long existing, commonly available Intel based device and most operating systems include built in support. With this device the device drivers and network processing are integrated with the ESXi hypervisor.

What is VMXNET3 Ethernet adapter?

VMXNET3 (VMXNET Generation 3) is a virtual network adapter designed to deliver high performance in virtual machines (VMs) running on the VMware vSphere platform. VMXNET3 has the same features as the VMXNET2 adapter but with added functionality to minimize I/O virtualization overhead.

What is XGbE?

With 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) emerging as the fastest of the current Ethernet standards for hard-wired local area networks (LANs). 1000Base-X – Gigabit Ethernet at 1,000 mbps, or 1-gigabit per second (gbps), also known as GbE. 10GBase-X – 10-Gigabit Ethernet at 10 gbps, also known as XGbE.

How do I change from E1000E to VMXNET3?

Step 1: Right-click the VM > Edit Settings > Next to the Network adapter, click the Delete sign. Then you’ll see a message saying that the “Device will be removed”. Step 2: Add Click Add New Device and choose Network Adapter > Choose VMXNET3 under Adapter type.