I highly recommend getting an Intel card. Back in the day the e1000
cards were the ones to get, nowadays https://www.newegg.com/intel-expi9301ctblk/p/N82E16833106033
should be a good option for a single port card. Intel cards have been
well supported in Linux for a long time.
Howdy all,
I saw the guys running fiber optic cable today, in front of MY house.
It wasn't supposed to be here until next year. I almost fainted from
the excitement. I got a router a while back that is 1Gb ready. They
supply the modem. I still have a old 100Mb network card in my puter
tho. So, it needs updating, after all these years of faithful service.
I found one and this is the model number and such for it, description
too. "Dell V5XVT-FH Intel I350-T2 DP 1GB PCIe Ethernet Network Card"
I don't really care about brand as long as it is a reliable product.
That one is Dell, I'm fine with any brands as long as they aren't bad
to blow smoke on the 2nd or 3rd power up. :/ I'm almost certain I have
PCIe ports available. I think that's what the current card is in
actually. Thing is, this has two ports and so does about all I see,
except for those with 4 ports. Will having 2 ports cause any problems?
Most likely, one won't be connected at all. I just want to be sure that
it won't cause any issues or that using both is required for some reason
I never heard of.
They think we should be connected in a few months. Cables comes first
then they set up the control boxes etc etc. I'm going with a package
that will be about 300 times faster and only cost about $10 a month more
than my wimpy DSL. Oh crap. I need to expand my hard drive space
again. Glad I use LVM. LOL I thought I had another year to deal with
that too.
Thoughts on that card? Work fine?
Dale
:-) :-)
should be a good option for a single port card. Intel cards have been well supported in Linux for a long time.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 5:20 PM Dale <<a href="mailto:rdalek1967@gmail.com">rdalek1967@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Howdy all,<br>
Manuel McLure wrote:
I highly recommend getting an Intel card. Back in the day the e1000
cards were the ones to get, nowadays https://www.newegg.com/intel-expi9301ctblk/p/N82E16833106033 should be a good option for a single port card. Intel cards have been
well supported in Linux for a long time.
I was looking at the mobo manual and noticed the built in network port
is a 1Gb chip as well. It is a Realtec and the last time I tried to use
it, it was a bit flakey. Sometimes it would work but sometimes I'd have
to restart the network to get it going again. That was about a decade
ago.
I wonder, is the drivers better today than they were then? I would have used it all this time if it worked well. Anyone have experience with this in the last year or so that is showing it working really well and stable? Keep in mind, I run 24/7 here. If that works fine, I could just use it. lspci shows this for the on board network:
Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 06)
I have 2 PCIex1 and one PCIex 4 slots open. The small ones are close to
my video card and I'm not sure I can use them.
Can I plug these types of cards into the larger slots?
I think I read once that can be done. It's been ages tho. My old network card appears to be in a old PCI plain slot. It's a really old card, works faithfully tho.
This may require some rearranging. Or using the on board network one.
I'd really prefer the card tho. They just tend to work better.
Am Fri, Nov 05, 2021 at 08:03:32PM -0500 schrieb Dale:
Manuel McLure wrote:I have no idea how you came across that one first. Network cards are a commodity and start in the single-Euro (so probably also dollar) range these days. Intel cards start in the 20–30 range: https://geizhals.eu/?cat=nwpcie&sort=p&xf=14063_Intel%7E14065_LAN-Adapter%7E14066_PCIe-Karte
I highly recommend getting an Intel card. Back in the day the e1000
cards were the ones to get,
nowadays https://www.newegg.com/intel-expi9301ctblk/p/N82E16833106033
should be a good option for a single port card. Intel cards have been
well supported in Linux for a long time.
I was looking at the mobo manual and noticed the built in network portMy PC is over 7 years old now and I’ve always been unsing its internal ethernet port. Most consumer boards use Realtek chips, and so does mine, because they are a little cheaper than Intel’s counterparts. Enthusiasts and
is a 1Gb chip as well. It is a Realtec and the last time I tried to use
it, it was a bit flakey. Sometimes it would work but sometimes I'd have
to restart the network to get it going again. That was about a decade
ago.
power users like Intel more because it does more in hardware and offers more features, whereas the realtek driver puts some load on the CPU, AFAIK. But
in my view, that is counting crumbs, as we say in Germany. I’ve never had bandwidth problems and always had the full 1 Gb to my NAS. For us normal
home user folk, it won’t make a difference, IMHO. (Except if you are a purist and care about code quality; I think there were niggles with Realtek’s code a longer while back.)
I wonder, is the drivers better today than they were then? I would haveThat’s the one veryone uses. I actually have two of those installed; one one-board, the other one as a PCIe card that I got from my old employer.
used it all this time if it worked well. Anyone have experience with this >> in the last year or so that is showing it working really well and stable? >> Keep in mind, I run 24/7 here. If that works fine, I could just use it. >> lspci shows this for the on board network:
Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit
Ethernet Controller (rev 06)
I have 2 PCIex1 and one PCIex 4 slots open. The small ones are close toSure you can. Are you a hardcore gamer? Does your card consume 100s of W all the time? Usually the GPU is the top-most card except for cases that hold
my video card and I'm not sure I can use them.
the board upside-down (meaning hot air rises away).
Can I plug these types of cards into the larger slots?Yes. Speeds are downward-compatible. One PCIe 2.0 lane is fast enough for 1 Gb.
I think I read once that can be done. It's been ages tho. My old network >> card appears to be in a old PCI plain slot. It's a really old card, works >> faithfully tho.If you change the filter in the link I gave you at the top, you can also
look for PCI-based cards (unselect PCIe first). It’s possible that PCIe, though a faster interface, may be more frugal these days. When PCI was invented, power saving was not an issue.
This may require some rearranging. Or using the on board network one.Why should they? A hunch? The only real benefit is you can easliy swap them in case of failure. But as long as you have it and it works – why not give it a try with what you have before you spend more for something you may not even need?
I'd really prefer the card tho. They just tend to work better.
Am Fri, Nov 05, 2021 at 08:03:32PM -0500 schrieb Dale:
I was looking at the mobo manual and noticed the built in network portMy PC is over 7 years old now and I’ve always been unsing its internal ethernet port. Most consumer boards use Realtek chips, and so does mine, because they are a little cheaper than Intel’s counterparts. Enthusiasts and
is a 1Gb chip as well. It is a Realtec and the last time I tried to use
it, it was a bit flakey. Sometimes it would work but sometimes I'd have
to restart the network to get it going again. That was about a decade
ago.
power users like Intel more because it does more in hardware and offers more features, whereas the realtek driver puts some load on the CPU, AFAIK. But
in my view, that is counting crumbs, as we say in Germany. I’ve never had bandwidth problems and always had the full 1 Gb to my NAS. For us normal
home user folk, it won’t make a difference, IMHO. (Except if you are a purist and care about code quality; I think there were niggles with Realtek’s code a longer while back.)
I wonder, is the drivers better today than they were then? I would haveThat’s the one veryone uses. I actually have two of those installed; one one-board, the other one as a PCIe card that I got from my old employer.
used it all this time if it worked well. Anyone have experience with this >> in the last year or so that is showing it working really well and stable? >> Keep in mind, I run 24/7 here. If that works fine, I could just use it. >> lspci shows this for the on board network:
Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit
Ethernet Controller (rev 06)
I have 2 PCIex1 and one PCIex 4 slots open. The small ones are close toSure you can. Are you a hardcore gamer? Does your card consume 100s of W all the time? Usually the GPU is the top-most card except for cases that hold
my video card and I'm not sure I can use them.
the board upside-down (meaning hot air rises away).
Can I plug these types of cards into the larger slots?Yes. Speeds are downward-compatible. One PCIe 2.0 lane is fast enough for 1 Gb.
I think I read once that can be done. It's been ages tho. My old network >> card appears to be in a old PCI plain slot. It's a really old card, works >> faithfully tho.If you change the filter in the link I gave you at the top, you can also
look for PCI-based cards (unselect PCIe first). It’s possible that PCIe, though a faster interface, may be more frugal these days. When PCI was invented, power saving was not an issue.
This may require some rearranging. Or using the on board network one.Why should they? A hunch? The only real benefit is you can easliy swap them in case of failure. But as long as you have it and it works – why not give it a try with what you have before you spend more for something you may not even need?
I'd really prefer the card tho. They just tend to work better.
Howdy all,
They think we should be connected in a few months. Cables comes first
then they set up the control boxes etc etc. I'm going with a package
that will be about 300 times faster and only cost about $10 a month more
than my wimpy DSL. Oh crap. I need to expand my hard drive space
again. Glad I use LVM. LOL I thought I had another year to deal with that too.
Thoughts on that card? Work fine?
On 06/11/2021 00:19, Dale wrote:
Howdy all,
They think we should be connected in a few months. Cables comes first
then they set up the control boxes etc etc. I'm going with a package
that will be about 300 times faster and only cost about $10 a month more
than my wimpy DSL. Oh crap. I need to expand my hard drive space
again. Glad I use LVM. LOL I thought I had another year to deal with >> that too.
Sounds a bit like me :-) A couple of months back my existing broadband
deal expired, and they offered me a new deal - FTTP no less - for less
than I was then paying! (Admittedly ADSL was giving me 17Mb realised ...)
Only problem was a screw-up over the router - the fibre was terminated
at an RJ45 in my house, but apparently needed a dedicated wan port on
the router - you can't plug it into a standard port - so I was without internet until they sorted out a new router for me.
Do you really need 1Gbit? I know you've ordered a new card, but I
Thoughts on that card? Work fine?
would have stuck with the onboard 1Gb, or the old 100Mb card. Or do
you just want the latest and greatest go-faster kit :-)
Likewise your disk drive. What have you ordered? CMR? If you've got an
SMR drive be VERY careful moving stuff across, it's quite likely to
barf under the load. Dunno how easy it is to do, but your best bet is
to heavily throttle the throughput to give the drive the chance to do
its housekeeping. Or google for what sort of kernel timeouts you need
to keep the system from thinking that the drive has failed.
I'd probably boot a rescue disk and just dd the partitions across. At
least then if it barfs, you haven't lost your original.
Cheers,
Wol
I learned my lesson on SMR a while back. I googled and made sure it was
a CMR drive before I ordered it. I had to pass by some SMRs to find a
good deal that was CMR tho. I don't plan to move data just add the
drive as extra space. Adding it to LVM should be easy enough. Sort of thought about switching to BTFRS (sp?) but just not sure. LVM is
working well for me at the moment.
I ordered the card but I'm going to test the built in network shortly.
All I have to do is unplug cable from current card and plug into built
in port. Once I start that network, good to go. If it works, great. I'll have the card as a back up. If it doesn't, card it is.
BTW, I found a good deal on a 8TB hard drive and bought it. The store
had Unix in the name so obviously I had to buy from there. ROFL So, network card and hard drive on the way.
Thanks to all for the info. When I test the built in, I'll post back
how well it's working. Just for confirmation. :-D
Dale
:-) :-)
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