Below you will find
the latest
drivers for Broadcom's NetXtreme II 1 Gigabit Ethernet controllers:
5706, 5708, 5709, 5716
Previous driver versions can be found on our archive page.
IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ BELOW
Due to the advanced software
architecture of the NetXtreme II 1 Gigabit adapter, the
installation/uninstallation of drivers is only supported
through a driver installer. Manually
installing/uninstalling the drivers through the Device
Manager is not recommended.
To ensure a more seamless upgrade, please attempt to update the drivers for the NetXtreme II 1 Gigabit adapter through the drivers provided by the manufacturer of the system containing this device.
User Manual
| Version | Date | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| User Manual | T6.2 | 10/25/2011 |  3.0MB |
NetXtreme II 1 Gigabit Drivers
| Version | Date | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
Windows Server 2008
|
15.0.10.1 | 01/26/12 |  8MB |
Windows Server 2008 (x64)
|
15.0.10.1 | 01/26/12 | 9MB |
Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
|
15.0.10.1 | 01/26/12 | 9MB |
Windows 7 (32 bit)
|
15.0.10.1 | 01/26/12 | 8MB |
Windows 7 (x64)
|
15.0.10.1 | 01/26/12 | 9MB |
Linux
|
7.0.36 | 01/26/12 | 45MB |
| DOS NDIS2 | 5.0.0 | 08/28/09 | 23KB |
| Netware (ODI16) | 5.0.0 | 08/28/09 | 25KB |
Solaris GLDv3
|
7.0.4 | 01/26/12 | 9MB |
Solaris GLDv2
|
3.5.11 | 04/18/08 | 2MB |
Windows Remote Installation Service (RIS) Drivers
IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ BELOW
Due to limitations in Microsoft's operating systems not supporting
the Virtual Bus Device architecture of the NetXtreme II 1 Gigabit
adapter under certain circumstances, separate drivers were created to
address these limitations. The NetXtreme II monolithic "RIS" driver
allows the adapter to behave similarly to standard network adapters
and only provides network connectivity without the advanced offerings
of the device. The monolithic driver should be used for connectivity
during the text mode portion of a RIS installation (by placing in the
I386 or AMD64 platform directory), in a Windows Preinstallation
Environment (Windows PE), and for the agent used for Microsoft's
Automated Deployment Services (ADS).
| Version | Date | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| README | 09/26/06 |  3KB |
Windows Management Applications
In addition to the Broadcom device drivers, the installer installs the management applications. The following are installed when running the installer:
- Broadcom Device Drivers: Installs the Broadcom device drivers.
- Control Suite: Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 (BACS 3).
- BASP: Installs Broadcom Advanced Server Program.
- SNMP: Installs the Simple Network Management Protocol subagent.
- CIM Provider: Installs the Common Information Model provider.
- iSCSI Crash Dump Driver: Installs the driver needed for the iSCSI Crash Dump utility. (NetXtreme II only)
More information about our management applications can be found on their overview page.
These installers will not upgrade existing installations of Broadcom Management and Driver Apps; therefore, the existing installer must be removed and doing so will lose any settings and customizations.
| Version | Date | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
Broadcom Management Applications Installer
|
15.0.15.1 | 01/26/12 | 20MB |
Broadcom Management Applications Installer (x64)
|
15.0.15.1 | 01/26/12 | 24MB |
DOS Diagnostic Utilities
How to run User Diagnostic for a BCM5706/08/09 NetXtreme II Device:
- Create a bootable CD using the xdiag ISO file
- Boot to DOS using this CD
- Choose option one on the FreeDOS 1.0 Final Cut CD menu
- Choose option "Install to HD using FD setup
- Run FreeDOS from CD ROM (return to command prompt)
- cd to xdiag and run xudiag
| Version | Date | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| User Diag | 5.2.2 | 02/25/10 |  10MB |
