AppleIGB

If your NIC works with this driver, please post your configuration here.

Intel onboard LAN driver for macOS. Courtesy of hnak, refer to the original post for more details.


  • Updated to Intel IGB source v5.7.2 (by Shanee)
  • Adopting/merging IntelMausi link management and code structure approach (for potential further merge)
  • Explicitly stalling packets when transmit queue is busy (as in IntelMausi)
  • Increased default queue capacity from 256 to 1024
  • Added options to (un)select EEE mode (there are notes that disabling it could fix spontaneous link problems)
  • Ensured software interrupt register in watchdog for rx ring cleaned

Supported Devices

  • 82575
  • 82576
  • 82580
  • dh89xxcc
  • i210/i211
  • i350
  • i354

Updated version only tested on AMD versions of Intel I211-AT so far.

Feel free to post issues (ensure you provide additional device info and whether SmallTree is fully working on 11.x)

Known Current Issues

  • There are reports for connection drops (Disconnecting and reconnecting resolves it). Fully stable in my setup (i211 @ B450).
  • This driver doesn't use MSI-X interrupts