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Works with both PFSense and Proxmox without any special configurations.

The MS305 (pay attention to the model number when purchasing) is a fine addition to a home network, especially with moving moderately large amounts of data between devices (pictures, streaming, archives) internally or via the Internet.

Easy to install, just make sure your board supports it and that you don't have any other PCIe x4 devices requiring resources, if you do this card will downgrade itself to PCIe x1 and you will only see about 3gbit a second transfer rate, which for most people is more than enough.

The obvious question is why one would purchase this card over the far cheaper options. Generic 1Gbps NICs can be had for just over a tenth the cost, while Intel's desktop varieties run less than half the price of this card. Leaving aside the cheapest cards - ones I've found to cause more problems with data corruption and reliability than it's worth - the main reason to go with a server card is if you will be loading it heavily. If you're running your own datacenter, power-saving features such as EEE and DMA coalescing are handy, but that likely doesn't apply to most potential customers for this NIC. The I210T1 does an even better job at offloading calculations than previous generation NICs.Saturate a full 1Gbps connection with multiple streams and you'll see CPU usage drop in comparison to what it is with desktop cards. We put this card in a workstation to replace the on-board Realtek NIC. System CPU time dropped by 20-30% under very heavy network loads after switching to the I210T1. Another benefit to the I210T1 - and a possible reason to upgrade to this new model - is Audio Video Bridging (AVB) support. When working on projects where multiple media streams need to be perfectly synchronized, AVB worked wonders. Older NICs simply could not keep everything synced perfectly. We needed to work on 10Gbps connections instead. Being able to accomplish the same feat with a much cheaper card is great! The I210T1 is tiny. It fits easily even in systems with bulging heatsinks and video cards.

Worked just as expected almost perfectly right out of the box. If you don't need a managed switch, than Netgear's unmanaged computer network switches are a perfect alternative. Plus the previous network switch from Netgear that I purchased almost 14 years ago still has great spark. It's newer replacement, the GS516v3 16-port switch is a flawless replacement for my old smart managed GS716Tv2 switch from 2011-12.

Don't cloud register and you can manage it just fine via an admittedly nice web interface. The switch takes a long time to boot, likely vestiges of the cloud integration, but it is quad SFP+/10GB ports and 48 gigabit... and its silent. Does LACP trunking, multiple vlan tagging, IGMPv3 snooping, lldp (never wonder where your AP is connected to again).

Small footprint for stack installation. LEDs are not obstructed by patch cables. Runs cool.

The device has been working flawlessly with my Peplink router, Geekom IT13 and NAS system!