January 15, 20251 yr Hello good people:) I´m going to update my nic in my server.. I need a cheap 2.5gb card.. Are there any difference in which brand are supported?? Thank you...
January 15, 20251 yr Community Expert I would Avoid reltek that been a off and on problem here on teh fourm... intel has a few good options.... If trying to plan ahead. I would recommend a sfp+ card for fiber latter or 10 GB latter and acomplish your current 2.5 GB usign a sfp 2.5 module for future proofing... intel nic 1 port 2.5 GB https://a.co/d/gGXf1dE fiber future profing a bit latter... https://www.startech.com/en-us/networking-io/pex10gsfp with a 2.5 ethernet sfp module: https://a.co/d/9eq6dz4
January 15, 20251 yr Community Expert More info can be found on the hardware side of the forum: https://forums.unraid.net/forum/9-hardware/ example: Edited January 15, 20251 yr by bmartino1 Data - Typo
January 15, 20251 yr Community Expert Intel i226. The dual port cards small, inexpensive, pcie x1, run cool, and consume around 4-8W. New on Amazon $50 New on eBay ~$35
January 16, 20251 yr Author Hello again. Thank you for your help:) For now i do not need a dual nic.... I ´ve started a thread in hardware.. Thank you!
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