the i217 (unlike the i210 !) is not from the 82575 lineage.

Reference: /n/atom/patch/applied2013/i217not75
Date: Fri Oct 18 15:26:20 CES 2013
Signed-off-by: quanstro@quanstro.net

--- /sys/src/nix/k10/ether82563.c	Fri Oct 18 15:24:48 2013
+++ /sys/src/nix/k10/ether82563.c	Fri Oct 18 15:24:48 2013
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@
 	i82580,		9728,	1,	"i82580",		F75|F79phy,
 	i82583,		1514,	1,	"i82583",		0,
 	i210,		9728,	1,	"i210",		F75|F79phy|Fnofct|Fert,
-	i217,		9728,	1,	"i217",		F75|F79phy|Fnofct|Fload|Fert,
+	i217,		9728,	1,	"i217",		F79phy|Fnofct|Fload|Fert,
 	i350,		9728,	1,	"i350",		F75|F79phy|Fnofct,
 };
 
--- /sys/src/9/pc/ether82563.c	Fri Oct 18 15:24:48 2013
+++ /sys/src/9/pc/ether82563.c	Fri Oct 18 15:24:48 2013
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@
 	i82580,		9728,	1,	"i82580",		F75|F79phy,
 	i82583,		1514,	1,	"i82583",		0,
 	i210,		9728,	1,	"i210",		F75|F79phy|Fnofct|Fert,
-	i217,		9728,	1,	"i217",		F75|F79phy|Fnofct|Fload|Fert,
+	i217,		9728,	1,	"i217",		F79phy|Fnofct|Fload|Fert,
 	i350,		9728,	1,	"i350",		F75|F79phy|Fnofct,
 };
 
--- /sys/src/9/pcpae/ether82563.c	Fri Oct 18 15:24:48 2013
+++ /sys/src/9/pcpae/ether82563.c	Fri Oct 18 15:24:48 2013
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@
 	i82580,		9728,	1,	"i82580",		F75|F79phy,
 	i82583,		1514,	1,	"i82583",		0,
 	i210,		9728,	1,	"i210",		F75|F79phy|Fnofct|Fert,
-	i217,		9728,	1,	"i217",		F75|F79phy|Fnofct|Fload|Fert,
+	i217,		9728,	1,	"i217",		F79phy|Fnofct|Fload|Fert,
 	i350,		9728,	1,	"i350",		F75|F79phy|Fnofct,
 };