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VMware ESXi - Defect ID: 82f2f419282c

After upgrading the ntg3 driver to version 4.1.9.0-4vmw, Broadcom NICs with fiber physical connectivity might lose network

VMware ESXi - Defect ID: 82f2f419282c

After upgrading the ntg3 driver to version 4.1.9.0-4vmw, Broadcom NICs with fiber physical connectivity might lose network

Last updated on April 2nd, 2026

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Bug Details

Status: Resolved
Impact Category: Broadcom-ntg3_4.1.10.0-5vmw.801.0.25.22088125
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Description

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A custom bug ID has been generated as the vendor did not provide one: 82f2f419282c Known affected version(s) were inferred because the vendor did not provide any: 8.0.1 U1d

Overview

Changes in the ntg3 driver version 4.1.9.0-4vmw might cause link issues for the fiber physical layer and connectivity on some NICs, such as Broadcom 1Gb, fails to come up. This issue is resolved in this release.

Workaround

See VMware knowledge base article 92035 .

Knowledge Base URLs

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/92035

Bug URLs

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/7-0/release-notes/esxi-update-and-patch-release-notes/vsphere-esxi-70u3l-release-notes.html https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/8-0/release-notes/esxi-update-and-patch-release-notes/vsphere-esxi-80u1c-release-notes.html

Change history

2025-11-05 changed to Resolved

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VMware ESXi - Defect ID: 82f2f419282c

After upgrading the ntg3 driver to version 4.1.9.0-4vmw, Broadcom NICs with fiber physical connectivity might lose network

VMware ESXi - Defect ID: 82f2f419282c

After upgrading the ntg3 driver to version 4.1.9.0-4vmw, Broadcom NICs with fiber physical connectivity might lose network

Last updated on April 2nd, 2026

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