This release includes ixgbe Linux* Base Drivers for Intel(R) 10 Gigabit 
Network Connections.

- ixgbe driver supports all 82599, 82598EB, X540, and X552 based 10 Gigabit
Network Connections.
- ixgbevf driver supports 82599, X540, and X552 based virtual function devices
that can only be activated on kernels that support SR-IOV.

ixgbe-x.x.x.tar.gz
ixgbevf-x.x.x.tar.gz

Due to the continuous development of the Linux kernel, the drivers are updated
 more often than the bundled releases. The latest driver can be found on
 http://e1000.sourceforge.net (and also on http://downloadcenter.intel.com.)


