Johan501 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Hi, I have a question about Unraid compatibility with 2.5gbit nics (PCI or USB A). I use Unraid 6.8.3. Please say it if you need more info about my Unraid server and which Info you need. My question is, which (budget)* PCI and USB A 2.5gbit ethernet adapters are compatible with Unraid? And what to look for? I mean, it's possible that if you mention a NIC that it's not available in my country (Netherlands) so then I need some info in order to choose a compatible one. (budget*) = about 30 - max 60 euros) I bought a new motherboard for my game pc and it has 2.5gbit nic, so I want a new 2.5Gbit switch too, but before I even buy that switch, I need to know which PCI or USB A 2.5gbit nics are compatible. Please use clear and simple information. I'm not a beginner with IT, etc, but not a Pro either. Thanks in advance! :) And happy holidays! :) Kind regards, Johan Quote Link to comment
trurl Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 30 minutes ago, Johan501 said: Unraid 6.8.3 You will probably need 6.9 to get 2.5G support Quote Link to comment
Johan501 Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share Posted December 25, 2020 14 minutes ago, trurl said: You will probably need 6.9 to get 2.5G support Thanks, but then I will wait for a stable version. But you can't give any info about what I ask? I mean, will 6.9 (stable) support all 2.5gbit PCI & USB (A) nics? Quote Link to comment
BradJ Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Y2GWVB8 These work in 6.8.3 natively. Quote Link to comment
Johan501 Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 34 minutes ago, BradJ said: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Y2GWVB8 These work in 6.8.3 natively. Thanks! Quote Link to comment
zerolim1t Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 I got this and unraid is not picking it up. What did you do? Quote Link to comment
Squid Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, zerolim1t said: I got this and unraid is not picking it up. What did you do? You should try 6.10-rc3+ Quote Link to comment
zerolim1t Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 dam i didn't want to update to a rc version. anyway to get the drivers so i dont have to upgrade to a rc version? thanks for the help Quote Link to comment
zerolim1t Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 upgraded to 6.10-rc3+ and still card not being read Quote Link to comment
doobyns Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 ASUSTOR AS-U2.5G2 (usb-c and usb 3.1 NIC) work natively on UNRAID Quote Link to comment
Rudakus Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 On 3/17/2022 at 6:37 PM, doobyns said: ASUSTOR AS-U2.5G2 (usb-c and usb 3.1 NIC) work natively on UNRAID I just got this dongle and it doesn't get recognized. If I disable onboard it gives me a eth0 can't be found and no up address. I must be missing something. Quote Link to comment
doobyns Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Rudakus said: I just got this dongle and it doesn't get recognized. If I disable onboard it gives me a eth0 can't be found and no up address. I must be missing something. no need to disable onboard nic.which version of unraid ? (latest version need to disable VT-d in your bios to not blacklist some broadcom NICs, more informations here : https://forums.unraid.net/topic/124108-unraid-os-version-6102-available/). did you plugged the dongle on a usb3.1 port ? Edited June 1, 2022 by doobyns Quote Link to comment
Rudakus Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 18 minutes ago, doobyns said: no need to disable onboard nic.which version of unraid ? (latest version need to disable VT-d in your bios to not blacklist some broadcom NICs, more informations here : https://forums.unraid.net/topic/124108-unraid-os-version-6102-available/). did you plugged the dongle on a usb3.1 port ? Plugged into a 3.0 port I think as it is an older motherboard, but that shouldn't cause an issue at this stage right? It might slow down the connection from 2.5g I have VT-d disabled for now though as this is a realtek based ethernet it should be fine to have it enabled right? I am on 6.10.2 I'll reenable my onboard and get some diag if it would help. The lights on the adapter come on but when I go into interface eth0 it doesn't have a mac address. The device shows up with lsusb and for ifconfig I only have br0 and lo no eth0. And thanks for the reply! Quote Link to comment
Rudakus Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Could this be because of the r8169 driver? I just found another post where they mention: Quote if you are use 2.5g realtek NIC the unraid 6.10 system is only using r8169 driver it is a terrible driver for 2.5g NIC normally we block this driver in 6.9.2,it is good.it can let the server using R8125 to run the full 2500mbps but when upgrade to 6.10,the system keep the settings.so you will find your server shows 'device eth* does not exist',you can't access your unraid through web gui the solution is easy.just deleted the blacklist file in your modprobe.d file But I don't know what the modprobe.d file is, so that is a bit beyond me. I see in the syslogs that it seems to load that driver that this user is saying is an issue. Quote Link to comment
doobyns Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 try to downgrade your Unraid to 6.9.2, i think it's a problem related to 6.10 Quote Link to comment
Rudakus Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 I'll look into that this weekend thanks doobyns Quote Link to comment
djismgaming Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Hi, Did you get the ASUSTOR AS-U2.5G2 adapter to work @ 2.5G? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment
dopeytree Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 (edited) I have played with a 10g & a few 2.5g cards from amazon they all work natively. The 2.5g ones are using the realtek 8125 chip, the b revision is better. Some of the intel cards had a problem with there first revisions & are now on revision 3. Anyway I think the basic idea is they can all freeze up if they get too hot so maybe chuck a little extra fan in or check their is actually thermal pad underneath the heatsink as sometimes they put a heatsink on but nothing to transfer the heat from the chip to the heatsink. £25 - 2.5Gb - Realtek 8125b https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0B1B4TKNY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 £36 - dual 2.5Gb - Realtek 8125 https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07XJ8CMQX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 £99 - 10Gb Ethernet - AQUANTIA AQTION AQC107 https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0B4X3ZHJQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Edited August 28, 2022 by dopeytree Quote Link to comment
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