10Gtek Intel 82576 Chip Gigabit Ethernet Converged Network Adapter(NIC), Dual RJ45 Copper Ports, PCI Express 2.0 X1, Same as E1G42ET

First, let me say that I’m an IT professional with over 30 years of experience. I know what I’m doing when it comes to building computers and firewall systems!

I bought these cards after reading that other buyers had used them with pfSense without issues in the reviews. Unfortunately, none of mine would work out of the box with pfSense, OPNsense, IP Fire, or any other BSD or Linux based firewall I’ve tried (I tried 7 in all). I’ve tried all 3 cards I bought in 3 different computers, so I know it isn’t the motherboard that’s at fault. I have a hard time believing that all 3 cards I bought are defective, but it sure looks that way. If these cards don’t work in a Windows box, I’m sending them back!

I was going to try loading the drivers included in the box, but the driver CDs don’t work, either. I’ve tried all 3 of those in 3 different drives on 3 different computers. Complete waste of my hard-earned money!

Edit: After leaving my review above, I was contacted by the seller. They were apologetic that the NICs didn’t meet my needs and offered a full refund, which I gladly accepted, without trying them in Windows. We made arrangements for me to ship them back, and I was refunded my money once the cards arrived. I did have to pay to ship the cards back, but I’m out a LOT less than I was before (less than the cost of one card).

I will not hesitate to buy other products from this seller again. I must give them kudos for doing their best to rectify the situation! I appreciate the integrity this shows on their part.

Not a technical review but my experience from being a sudo-tech. I have a TrueNAS only to host content for Plex. If Plex wasn’t a thing I would never have built two machines over the last seven years. The first one was dated two years ago easily so I had to upgrade. I bought a older MB but still lights out better than before- a ASRock B550 Pro4. What I didn’t know was that MB has a RealTek ethernet chip. I pulled everything in and all was well. I went to move data and my network started to drop. After seeing that I saw an error on the TrueNAS about the network. After researching the problem was the RealTek 2.5. I then bought an Intel 2.5 and found that those don’t have proper driver so that was returned. Then I found reviews about this 1G card and bought it. Immediately plugged in and worked with no extra effort from me. Moved big data files with no errors. I was relieved. How long will this last? I will see. I wish I could have gotten the 2.5G to work to stay up to date but that is fine. On to the next problem!

Use it for pfsense and work right out of the box