9.11 Incorrect Driver Version Displayed for Oracle VM Virtual Ethernet Adapter

For Oracle VM PV Drivers for Microsoft Windows Release 3.4.3 or earlier, the Driver Version displayed in the Device Manager for Oracle VM Virtual Ethernet Adapter Network adapter devices may be incorrect. For example, multiple Oracle VM Virtual Ethernet Adapter devices may display different driver version numbers even though they are using the same xennet.sys driver.

Workaround: If you suspect that the driver version is incorrect in the Device Manager for an Oracle VM Virtual Ethernet Adapter device, you can obtain the correct driver version by checking the xennet.sys file version as follows:

  1. On the Microsoft Windows guest, open the control panel and navigate to %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\xennet.sys.

  2. Right-click on the xennet.sys file, select Properties, and open the Details tab.

  3. The File Version displayed is the correct version for the xennet.sys driver.

Bug 26646025

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