
easy plug and play install did improve net speed.





Windows 10 Pro support VLANS Jumbo Frames More ports than i could ever use.

When feeding 3Gbaud traffic with standard 1500byte frames thru this NIC, performance is better due to interrupt offloading capabilities, compared to Intel Quad-port gigabit NICs.




Easy setup - no issues

Doesn't require any weird pro-grade server backplanes to connect, just a regular PCI Express slot If drivers are needed, they can be downloaded as a bundle beforehand and installed offline SFP+ ports accept a few varieties of transceiver, so you don't even need to replace your ethernet wiring to use this




If you are like me, you are looking for a solid review on a practical application. This will be short and sweet. This simply works for ESX/ESXi. I have 8 (right now) test servers in my lab. See the rest of my reviews for other products that go great for a whitebox ESX lab.


Worked out of the box with Clarkconnect Linux (built on Redhat). I needed 2 more ethernet ports for my firewall/router and had only one pci-express slot (Mini-itx board) and this did the trick.

