Reddit reviews Intel PRO/1000 Pt Dual Port Server Adapter
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Product Type - AdapterWarranty - LifetimeCompatible with x4, x8, and x16 full-height PCI Express slotsSupport for most network operating systems (NOS)
Amazon itself, not just the third party sellers, is selling dubious product. The reviews for this Intel network card report that Amazon is selling counterfeits. It's shipped from and sold by Amazon. After seeing that I decided to not renew my Prime membership.
Here's a photo from the review.
You really don't want your router doing wireless, it is preferable to have a dedicated Access Point (AP) doing wireless. Unfortunately what people think of "routers" now are actually three devices in one, they are a router, switch (multiple lan ethernet ports), and access point (wireless). Personally I feel the combo devices do a bad job at all three of those which is why I prefer to have dedicated devices for each piece. If you plan on using an existing router and just want wireless I would suggest the unifi ac lite access point.
https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Unifi-Ap-AC-Lite-UAPACLITEUS/dp/B015PR20GY
If you need a router as well then I would use the access point and pfsense for your router. You could use a wired nic like this in an existing computer.
https://www.amazon.com/Intel-1000-Dual-Server-Adapter/dp/B000BMZHX2/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1527380550&sr=1-3&keywords=intel+dual+gigabit
Pfsense does support wireless cards but trust me you don't want to go down that road for many reasons. Any time that topic comes up most users on this subreddit suggest against it myself included. I have tried building wireless into my pfsense build before and quickly abandoned it.
PFsense has issues with PPPoE and gigabit if you're using an Intel NIC that uses the IGB driver. An alternative is finding a card that uses the EM driver. Not sure if ESXi eliminates that issue but definitely make sure you're not using the E1000 NIC.
https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/4821
Source: Just got my CenturyLink Gigabit PFsense setup running last week. Also using that same guide.
If your devices are truly pushing that much data and you really need 2GB to your computer, you'll need both a switch and a network card that support LACP (Link aggregation).
Most relatively inexpensive prosumer switches support this now, look at something like this for a switch and this for a NIC.
There are, of course, tons of other choices for switches and NICs - just make sure they support what you need.
I've had it running in a Jail in Freenas for a little over a year now without any real issues. I don't have to reboot it after awhile either. I've had the boot usb drive die (mini-samsung didn't like the constant heat I think) and the network card die (realtek is realshit).
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Or don't waste your money and get this one
Edit: make sure you request the low profile bracket if your case is low pro
Anything intel should be fine - have a couple of these working fine AFAIK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-EXPI9402PT-1000Pt-Dual-Server-x/dp/B000BMZHX2
Welcome to shitty home routers.
Solution, Build a network from good hardware.
Build a pf sense box and get a ubiquity AP. Yes its enterprise gear. But that price means you get enterprise class reliability.
Pf sense is free. Just chuck it on an old pc and buy a dual port gigabit Ethernet card. (Intel based preferably. Here is a link to a good one. Amazon
You didn't specify what type of case you have, but I'm guessing it is some type of tower. Like Xeppo said, the 1U PowerEdge C1100 is going to be loud. The smaller the fans, the more noise they make. You may want to consider other Generation 11 PowerEdge servers with similar specs and larger cases.
One advantage you get with a used rackmount server is exposure to DRAC/IPMI/iLO OOB management. (This is an optional feature, so check the description.) Your typical consumer motherboard won't support anything like that. A second advantage is that most PowerEdges will have a PERC for you to play around with.
With a rackmount server, you also need to consider where you are going to put it. If you lay it down, it is going to take up a lot of surface area. If you stand it up, you need secure mounting brackets, or something comparable. If you put it in a rack, you need a rack which takes up a good chunk of space. You can stick a tower almost anywhere.
Read some reviews that compare 2 SSDs in RAID vs a single SSD. The performance can be hit or miss. On a budget, you would probably be better off spending (or saving) that money elsewhere. I don't have enough SSD experience to comfortably recommend any particular brand.
If you do decide to go the white box route, the Intel PRO 1000/PT Dual Port NIC is $44 shipped. Intel network adapters are worth the minimal added cost. TrendNet is not one of my first choices for... well, anything.
So question, what are you running? I know elsewhere in the thread you were debating. The reason I ask is because Freenas has recommended hardware and esp since you're spending around 1k, it might be better to go with the guide.
That being said, I'll comment on your parts (assuming you're gonna run some sort of desktop/server os). Oh and I'll go in reverse order (don't ask why, I'm weird).
Again, I'm not knowledgeable about Freenas, so you may want to check out their recommendations if you're thinking about running that.
Also, keep checking out newegg's combos, before you buy, you can find steals occasionally.
I've had zero problems over the years using pfsense (originally m0n0wall) with various pieces of equipment. If the uptime isn't listed in hundreds of days, the hardware (or driver support) isn't reliable! I started with an "ancient-even-back-then" Pentium 233Mhz MMX and a few bits of support kit (Linksys PCI NICs, IDE to CF adapter, ISA VGA card in case I needed direct access for some reason). Couldn't ever bear to throw it away, pretty sure it would only need a new AT power supply to put back in service: http://i.imgur.com/obsY5Su.jpg
So, the first step is starting with something reliable as a base. An old LGA775 sounds perfect! Don't go nuts trying to find dual integrated Intel gigabit NICs or whatever...unless maybe you're trying to start a small WISP or something! I believe most "problems" would stem from regularly pushing consumer equipment to the edge of their maximum throughput: most folks are not likely to do that (otherwise they'll likely have the budget for the proper hardware).
For example: I used the built-in adapter because I'm cheap and lazy, and knew I might need to swap it out...but it's never given a bit of trouble so far (knock on wood). For reference, the two pieces I'm currently pushing data through without issue (~119 day uptime at the moment (~1.2TB down, ~250GB up), ~500-1000 active connection on average, load average is almost always measured as 0.0x):
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JB40498 (Realtek 8111GR I think)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001CY0P7G (Intel 82574L I think)
I have found that others recommended this (never used myself):
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BMZHX2
I bought a refurbished hp 8300 that has 8GB or RAM and an intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core -- that CPU has AES-NI which means that if you want to do any sort of encryption (like run a VPN or do active MitM on network traffic) you'll be able to do it easily.
The issues are that the refurb doesn't have 2 ethernet ports and no ssd. So I bought an 120GB ssd and a pci-e dual port and it's perfect.
hp 8300
dual Gbit ethernet
ssd
honestly for less than 300 bucks if you can do better let me know.
I like my sound card, which sounds 10x better than the default realtek built into most motherboards. This is the one I use https://us.creative.com/p/sound-blaster/sound-blaster-z
I also bought a 2 port Intel 1000 Pro NIC to replace the realtek on board NIC in the past. Just make sure you buy one that uses PCI-e and not PCI. Luckily the motherboards I've used recently have built in Intel NIC's.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BMZHX2
If you're also looking for something to do with 5.25 drive bays (if you have them) some nice drawers are great for storing flash drives, screws, SD cards and that sort of thing.
https://www.amazon.com/EverCool-Drive-Storage-Drawer-Molding/dp/B00GJVBH88
The tp-link is in fact based on a Realtek chip. So that's likely your problem. A dual-port Intel will probably help out greatly and can be had relatively cheaply online. This is one that you can get dead cheap and will work great with PFSense.
Thing about Realteks I've noticed with PFSense is that the failures are not always noticeable in any of the dashboards, and tend to be "creeping" issues rather than immediate and obvious failures. It seems to my mind that the Realtek is an easy replacement that should probably be in your troubleshooting future.
Hope that helps :)
That's a 64 bit PCI-X card, which might not work in the 32 bit PCI slot on that board. You could use the onboard Realtek as LAN and an Intel NIC as WAN (which I've done, with minimal performance/compatibility issues).
If you had a setup with a PCIe slot, I'd point you to this card.
thank you for your incredibly detailed response. I will look into this tonight. Our modem only has one port out so I don't want our network to go down during the day.
Your second point we have been thinking about replacing the router with a pfSense box, but I have not been able to convince people that the router may be the problem. This will hopefully help me convince them. Can you recommend any 2 port Gb cards? I was looking at this one
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BMZHX2/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3O9QUPXR9L1VT&coliid=IJ4NGVGDPSEAH
But I am not sure if it is beefy enough and we should be going with a more expensive one.
This gives you the most flexibility and you can spin up any VM you want to add functionality, test things or even just for learning.
Also I would axe the GTX960 for sure. Unneeded heat and power usage. Does the motherboard have onboard video?
Grab this and you'll be fine with any OS or hypervisor under the sun.
It IS a cheap card for sure, I think I paid $15 for it a few years ago.
This is the one I've ordered to replace it.
Your old router would be in Bridge mode, serving only as an access point and switch. All routing functions and DHCP would be handled by the pfsense box
Those are nice and small, but you could always get on ebay and pick up some old PC with a dual core and some RAM for <$100. Then, it's a matter of getting a NIC, which would be another $30-$50. This is the one I have
Are there model numbers labeled on the board anywhere?
Edit: If not, you know what I'd do?
https://www.amazon.com/Intel-1000-Dual-Server-Adapter/dp/B000BMZHX2/ref=sr_1_3?rps=1&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1479404921&amp;sr=8-3&amp;keywords=gigabit+intel+nic&amp;refinements=p_85%3A2470955011
Or grab a cheap Intel card of your preference. I like to have more than 1 network connection on any server.
I'd go with a real Intel NIC (never heard of 10Gtec).
https://www.amazon.com/Intel-1000-Dual-Server-Adapter/dp/B000BMZHX2/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=dual+port+intel+nic&amp;qid=1557258765&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-3
You can get a 4 port Intel card for $88
As everyone else has said, go Intel. Server grade Intel or Broadcom will work, you just don't want consumer grade chipsets such as Realtek.
You can find Intel based cards for $25-60 depending on # of ports you require. Here's a 2 port for example
https://www.amazon.com/Intel-1000-Dual-Server-Adapter/dp/B000BMZHX2
I have eight of these running in production with no issues:
Intel 1000 Dual Server Adapter
Just FYI, you can install and setup PfSense in like 15 minutes or less, so it's not really a big deal to do. PfBlockerng can take upwards of 30minutes but there are guides you can follow step by step. The longest part is really just entering the block lists.
Honestly unless you have extreme high availability needs where you absolutely need to migrate vms from one proxmox instance to another to avoid downtime, I wouldn't cluster. As you'll find out it will mostly go unused.
I've looked into the controversy of whether you need ecc ram for ZFS and from what I can tell if you don't already have ecc ram with a motherboard to support it I wouldn't bother as it's just not necessary.
You listed Unraid and Freenas but I'm going to recommend OpenMediaVault as that's what I run and prefer. You can install this in a VM and pass through all of the storage drives you want to it.
Now if it were me working with the given hardware,
For the Proxmox machine I would:
Use the intel cpu
Use 3 of your 4 sticks of 4GB RAM (this is a case where capacity is more important than dual channel benefits)
Use the gtx 960 for vm passthrough (like for plex)
Use that 1000w corsair psu
Throw in every ssd and hdd you have
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For the (eventual) PfSense machine I would:
Buy the 30USD Intel PRO/1000 Pt Dual Port Server Adapter
Use the FX-6300 and 1 of your 4 sticks of 4GB RAM.
Install on the smallest SSD you have (requirements list minimum 4GB)
Use the 430w psu