Bought for VMWare

SYBA 2 Port Gigabit Ethernet PCI-e x1 Network Card - SY-PEX24028

Realtek RTL8111E Chipset
A high Performance 1000Base-T Ethernet Controller Card
10/100/1000Mbps Data Rate Auto Negotiation Operation. Backward Compatible to 10/100Base-T Networking
Fully Compliant with IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3ab. Supports Full Duplex Flow Control (IEEE 802.3x).Supports IEEE 802.1P Layer 2 Priority Encoding
Support IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Tagging. Supports Standard Profile Chassis. Crossover Detection and Auto Correction Operation
Complies with PCI-e Revision 1.1. 1-lane (x1) PCI-e with Transfer Rate 2.5Gb/s Full Duplex Channel

Bought for VMWare 02/02/2014

This review is from: SYBA 2 Port Gigabit Ethernet PCI-e x1 Network Card - SY-PEX24028

Pros:

None as of yet for me. If I was using it in a non VMWare environment or in an older version ESXi it should work fine.

Cons:

Not VMWare compatible after ESXi 5.5. It was depreciated. So if you're looking for VMWare compatibility for 5.5, don't get this card.

Overall Review:

I had recently built a new PC and bought this card for my old hardware in hopes of turning it into a VM box. The Onboard LAN of my motherboard wasn't supported by VMWare, so I got this. To my surprise VMWare recognized my onboard fine, but not this card.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Customer,

Please note that this is due to the chipset limitation.

RTL8111E does not support a VMware environment and there are still troubleshooting options for an ESXi environment.

Thank you for purchasing one of our products, and for leaving us your valuable feedback.

Please feel free to contact us @ sybausa.com if you require further assistance.

Regards, SYBA CST 02242014

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