I just received a new desktop for work. It's a corporate standard thing - everyone gets one of these.

It's a nice machine but the Intel network chip on the mobo does not work with a standard Linux distro.

I know that I could get the chip manufacturer's Linux code and build a driver but I do not want to do that.

I need to install new Linux distros on a regular basis - a partner company releases new hardware and the cross compilers require a different distro because they require a particular version of the C runtime library or something else like that. I have no way to avoid that.

What I am looking for is a network card with a chipset that will just work out of the box on any of the common Linux distros.

It has to be low profile too. (PCI express)

I saw a card at pb-tech but when I googled the realtek chipset on that card, I found a number of people saying that it too needed an extra device driver. I'd also like to avoid a card with an Intel chip.

Can anyone recommend a card which can be bought in NZ and which will meet my requirements? I could go for something from Amazon or aliexpress but corporate buying procedures mean that I will have an easier time if I can get the card locally.