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Rosewill RC-411v3 - Network Adapter 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express 1 x RJ45
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- Rosewill RC-411v3 - Network Adapter 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express
- 1 x RJ45
The Rosewill RC-411v3 is an adapter to convert your PCI-Express interface into a 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45 connector. It’s designed to meet PCI Express Base Specification Revision 1.0a. And, the single-lane PCI-Express throughput supports rates of 2.5 Gbps. It features full duplex mode that doubles the network connection speed, while supporting automatic MDI / MDIX crossover at all speed, providing you with a blazing-fast, reliable network connectivity. The built-in LED lights indicate the status of data transmission. Plus, it supports Windows 2000 & XP, and offers plug-n-play support for Win7 and Win8 (32-/ 64-bit), Server 2003 and Vista operating system.
Warranty & Returns
Warranty, Returns, And Additional Information
Warranty
- Limited Warranty period (parts): 1 year
- Limited Warranty period (labor): 1 year
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Return Policies
- Return for refund within: 30 days
- Return for replacement within: 30 days
- This item is covered by Newegg.com's Standard Return Policy
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- Support Phone: 1-800-575-9885
- Support Email: techsupport@rosewill.com
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Pros: I thought this would be good for my linux firewall inside NIC. I bought one in November 08 to try and it worked great. It passed all my testing. I do this for a living so I was please to find a cheap X1, half height, 1G NIC that would work in a small case (Intels X1, 1G is a bit longer)
Cons: I bought 5 more of these in December and started to put them into clients firewalls I supply. TO MY HORROR THEY STARTED TO RANDOMLY LOCK UP THE UNITS! There is nothing worse than real production fails. There may be a timming issue with the motherboard I'm using or a problem in the Linux kernel since I did not compile any drivers, just used the default from my firewall distribution which seemed to work fine. I now have 5 of the original 6 back in house to look at and remember all the wasted time and trips to clients. The next time I try and save $15 per machine I hope I get slapped just as hard.
Overall Review: I never tried this in XP so I can't speak for the true windows drivers or the card in that application. I'm really not sure if this is a linux driver issue, but I feel it is a timming issue on the X1 bus. To scarry when it works for hours then locks the whole thing up. This is based on a nightmare over 2 months and 6 deployed cards. Only 1 remains working - and I don't know why.