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Ethernet & networking

Intel I210 copper

The copper I210 controller is an igb device, including in embedded systems and add-in cards. Linux source distinguishes it from I210 fiber, SerDes and flashless variants.

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  1. Overview & identity
  2. Driver & binding
  3. Firmware
  4. Read-only diagnostics
  5. Limitations & related issues
  6. References

Overview & identity

The selected 1533 ID is explicitly I210_COPPER. It does not prove a particular single-port board, connector arrangement or EEPROM revision.

Curated identifiers
pci 8086:1533

A numeric match establishes a candidate family within the reviewed evidence. Marketing names, board variants, subsystem conditions and successful operation remain separate questions.

Driver & binding

The igb table includes the copper identifier. The upstream guide also documents I210-specific credit-based shaping, but the ID alone does not show that a shaping policy is configured.

  • igb — kernel driver/module candidate

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Firmware

No host payload established here

No host-loaded firmware filename was established for this profile in the reviewed driver sources. EEPROM/NVM on the adapter is separate from files installed in the operating system.

Inspect firmware packaging on your distribution

Read-only diagnostics

Run one displayed command at a time. Replace uppercase placeholders with the affected device, interface or module from your own output. Commands are never executed here. Read-only output can still contain private identifiers.

Check the PCI function and bound driver

lspci -nnk -s BDF

Replace BDF with the domain:bus:device.function address. Look for [8086:1533] and Kernel driver in use. igb in Kernel modules is only a candidate, not proof of binding.

Identify the network interface driver

ethtool -i INTERFACE

Replace INTERFACE with the real interface name. Driver and bus-info connect this interface to its device. A displayed firmware-version is adapter information; it does not prove a file was loaded. Candidate: igb.

Compare supported modes with the current link

ethtool INTERFACE

Supported/advertised link modes describe capability or negotiation offers. Speed, Duplex and Link detected describe the current link, not measured throughput. An unsupported query is a limitation of the interface/driver.

Separate PCIe transport from Ethernet speed

sudo lspci -vv -s BDF

Elevated access may be needed. Root can expose the full PCI configuration. If PCIe capabilities exist, compare LnkCap with LnkSta: maximum and negotiated PCIe speed/width are different from Ethernet speed. Legacy PCI or virtual functions may omit these fields.

Limitations & related issues

An application missing a latency target can involve queue configuration and the wider network. A capability in the guide is not a measured timing guarantee for this installed adapter.

These guides are linked for relevant observations, not as known defects of every device in this family.

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References

Source review records a checked implementation or document, not a reproduced hardware test. Version-specific tables do not establish a minimum kernel or guaranteed operation.