Intel Network adapters on OS X: Small Tree drivers

[oli.mathieu]

I'm not sure what your idea is. Anyway Intel X550 should now have native support if AppleVTD is enabled.

"now" means since Ventura ?

 

[etorix]

Since Apple introduced the ixgbe driver in DriverKit, which must have been even before Ventura. But I do not have the chronology at hand.

 

[Edhawk]

Yes, since Ventura 13.01.

It uses Driver: com.apple.DriverKit-AppleEthernetIXGBE

 

[etorix]

Final nail in the coffin for SmallTree drivers:

Mieze now has a kext driver for X500 NICs, with jumbo frames support.

GitHub - Mieze/IntelLucy: MacOS open source driver for the Intel X500 family

MacOS open source driver for the Intel X500 family - Mieze/IntelLucy

github.com