Mellanox MCX342A-XCQN Network Card Firmware 2.40.5030 Download

Posted at November 23, 2024 by PCI-DB Team

Mellanox MCX342A-XCQN Network Card Firmware 2.40.5030 Description

Changes and New Features:

- Temperature thresholds: Added temperature thresholds high/low default for MAD sensing and NCSI/IPMI OEM commands.
- MTU Header Size: Added a new field to "set port" command which notifies the firmware what is the user_mtu size.
- ifconfig: Added a protection mechanism which ensures the firmware drops packets which are received in internal QPs and disables the WQE producer fetching.

Bug Fixes:

- Fixed a race between the firmware and the hardware during driver start which blocked outbound completions.
- Fixed an issue which caused the firmware not to send link_down event to the driver when running the close_port command

About Network Adapter:

When connected, the operating system usually installs a generic driver that helps the computer to recognize the newly attached device.

However, proper software must be applied if you want to make use of all features that the network adapter has available. This task also allows computers to properly recognize all device characteristics such as manufacturer, chipset, technology, and others.

Updating the adapter’s drivers and utilities version might improve overall performance and stability, increase transfer speeds, fix different compatibility problems and several network-related errors, as well as bring various other changes.

To install this release, simply get the package, extract it if necessary, run the setup, and follow the instructions displayed on-screen. When done, don’t forget to perform a system restart and reconnect the network adapter to make sure that all changes take effect properly.

Without further ado, if you intend to apply this version, click the download button and install the package. Moreover, check with our website as often as possible so that you don’t miss a single new release.

  It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available.

Try to set a system restore point before installing a device driver. This will help if you installed an incorrect or mismatched driver. Problems can arise when your hardware device is too old or not supported any longer.

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