Question Difference Between Intel Ethernet Controller and Connection?

[The Guy From The Thing]

Under Network Adapters in Device Manager, I have "Intel (R) Ethernet Controller I225-V" which has Driver Version 1.1.4.38 from February.

My friend, also under Network Adapters, has "Intel (R) Ethernet Connection (7) I219-V", which has Driver Version 12.18.9.23, seemingly from 2020.

Do these two devices basically do the same things ? My friend does not have an Ethernet cable like I do, but these devices are named pretty similarly and are under the same categories. what's the difference?

 

[BFG-9000]

I225-V is the 2.5GbE port on your computer, while I219-V is the unused gigabit port on theirs. They are both ethernet ports but can operate at different maximum speeds.

 

[dwd999]

Your friends ethernet port shows up in the device manager because its turned on in the bios settings. If he wants, he could turn it off until he plans to use it.

 

[SkyNetRising]

If he wants, he could turn it off until he plans to use it.

Nah. No reason to mess with it.

Then, when he wants to use wired ethernet, he'll have long forgotten about turning off ethernet port in BIOS.
And will have hard time figuring out, why ethernet is not working.