Dual-Port PCIe X4 Gigabit Network Card with Intel 82576
Dual-port PCIe x4 network card with Intel 82576, supporting PXE and SR-IOV. Easy installation reported; users note speed and reliability vary across environments
Highlights
- Intel 82576 dual-port NIC
- PXE and iSCSI boot support
- SR-IOV compatible
Pros
- Easy to install
- Supports multiple OS and virtualization environments
- PCIe x4 performance with two ports
- PXE and iSCSI boot support
- Low-profile form factor
Cons
- Mixed functionality reports across setups
- Some users report compatibility issues with TrueNAS
- One user reports card died after two weeks
Best For
Features
- PCI Express 2. 0 2. 5 GT/s x4 Lane. Compatible with x4
- x8
- x16 standard and low-profile PCI Express slots.
- Supports Windows 7/8/2000/XP/Vista/Windows Server 2003/2008/2012; Novell Netware 5. x/6. x; Linux; FreeBSD 7. x or later; DOS; SCO Open Server; UnixWare / OpenUnix 8; Sun Solaris x86; OS Independent Vmware ESX (Does not support VMware ESXi 7. 0 or above)
- Compatible with IPMI pass-through (SMBus or NC-SI)
- iSCSI boot
- WoL
- PXE remote boot