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Not a dell pc but dell part?
how do i update killer e2400 gigabit ethernet controller since i don't own a dell.. sounds dumb i know but every thing i find for it is a dell supported update program and it just says no dell hardware found and doesn't do anything
Tesla1856
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September 17th, 2022 09:00
Any Dell file can be downloaded from support.dell.com (without Support Assist or Dell-Update). I believe the XPS-8930 or XPS-8940 will show that driver-file suite.
You can download the latest Killer e2400 wired ethernet NIC drivers from intel.com now-days.
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/19779/intel-killer-performance-suite.html
HOWEVER, I've found this driver suite un-necessary and troublesome. Better to just use the base-drivers as provided by Microsoft Windows-10/11 in Windows-Update. Leaner install and works fine.
RoHe
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September 17th, 2022 18:00
@_.s.loading Every so often, there's an "Intel Corporation - Extension" that gets automatically installed via Windows Update for Killer Ethernet. (Intel owns Killer - Rivet now.) Latest Extension I got was v3.1222.608.4 in Aug'22. So check your Windows Update History under Drivers to see if it was installed on your PC. The Killer Ethernet e2400 driver on my Dell PC is v9.0.0.50, so check your driver's version number in Device Manager too.
FWIW, on my PC running Win 10 21H2 with Killer e2400 Ethernet, I've disabled every Killer and xTend service listed in services.msc, and I've disabled every Killer app that wants to load at startup (Startup tab in Task Manager) because there really isn't any need for that stuff. IMO, e2400 Ethernet actually works better without that junk running in background.