Question 1

Are there any updates to 5 and 6 year old reviews?

Accepted Answer

Had a rash of power surges taking out net adapters lately. These things work great at a good price.

Question 2

Is this compatible with Server 2012 r2?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it is. Currently using one in a Ubuntu server and one in a Windows Server 2012 r2 server. Both working great.

Question 3

Is there anyone who has had this card for awhile (6 months or so) and can confirm that it is still functional¿?¿

thank you

Accepted Answer

I've had one for a couple of years without issue. It's not enterprise gear, but it's been reliable.
Woks fine under linux, RTL8111/8168B
Been in constant, low demand use.

Question 4

Does this card have a configurable hardware (MAC) address? My PC's current Intel-based Ethernet card can't do that. I think it needs to have that option in the Advanced tab under the Device Manager... Thanks.

Accepted Answer

There is an option to set the Network Address in the Advanced options under Device Manager, but I never had to use it, so I can't tell you if it works 100%.

Question 5

I should receive this today. I need to replace the on-board one because my Inspiron was hit by lightning. On board card still works but since strike it takes forever to load a page as I read :"Resolving Host". Anyway, my question is this,"do I need to disable the old one either in Device Manager, bios or both?

Accepted Answer

I had an older Inspiron the the port would drop connection from time to time or lag out. When I installed this in the machine running windows 7 I didn't have to disable anything. Just install the software and plug in my Ethernet cable

Question 6

will this work in a PCIe x16 port?

Accepted Answer

Yes it will work in any PCIe port.

Question 7

Is this a PCI Express X1 port?

Accepted Answer

Correct, Yes this is pci express X1 Port

Question 8

Does the ethernet card require the CD to install drivers or can I get the drivers off the internet?

Accepted Answer

Users appreciate that no driver installation is needed.

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