[WTB] PCI x1 Gigabit Ethernet NIC

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Peppery

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#233312 10-Apr-2018 08:30

Hi team,

After months of troubleshooting what I thought was my home server completely locking up, I think I've narrowed it down to absolutely horrible Linux drivers for the Realtek ethernet port on my motherboard. Before I throw the whole system out in a fit of rage, I thought I'd try a new NIC.

I only have a 1x slot available. Preferably after anything that isn't Realtek and has decent Linux support.

I'm located in Auckland central.

Cheers!

darylblake

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#1992534 10-Apr-2018 09:25

I got the TP link one from PB tech for $18. I cant remember what chipset it had. But it works fine with debian based linux distros.

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#1992767 10-Apr-2018 14:35

Thanks! I had a look at the $16 PBTech one - it’s the same chipset as the one on my board. It could work but I’d rather stay away

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#1992799 10-Apr-2018 15:41

Unfortunately not an immediate solution but would highly recommend Intel cards. Had a similar experience with Realtek under Linux.

Can normally get intel cards off eBay pretty cheap if you’re willing to wait.

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#1992854 10-Apr-2018 16:51

edit: sorry the ones I have are PCI-E

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#1992893 10-Apr-2018 18:03

PANiCnz: Unfortunately not an immediate solution but would highly recommend Intel cards. Had a similar experience with Realtek under Linux.

Can normally get intel cards off eBay pretty cheap if you’re willing to wait.

That was the solution I was looking at, but it's the waiting part that kills me!

dt:

edit: sorry the ones I have are PCI-E

Sorry - my mistake, I'm after a PCIe 1x slot card :P . The board is modern (Asus Prime B350M-A - Ryzen build).

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#1992899 10-Apr-2018 18:16

oh, well in that case I have 2x intel server nics if you're interested?

1x intel i340-T2 - $70

1x Intel Pro/1000 PT Quad port - $90

I've used the quad port on an installation of freeBSD utilizing the EM(4) drivers and it worked flawlessly and I could fully saturate gig on it no problem and before I shut the box down it had over 365 days uptime without single network problem

I work in new market or can ship if you want

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#1992925 10-Apr-2018 19:00

oh god this brings back memories of the same on slackware *shudder*

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