Introduction
This card is a 2.5Gbps Ethernet PCI Express Card, which is specifically designed to plug into a desktop equipped with an available x4, x8 or x16 PCI Express slot. It supports high performance dual channel networking and full duplex communication to achieve up to 2500 Mbps and fast transfer rates, yet is compatible with existing Ethernet.
Features
• Supports PCI Express revision 2.0
• Support 2.5G and 1G Lite mode
• Supports PCI Express x4, x8 or x16 socket
• Integrated MAC/PHY supporting 10BASE-Te, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T and 2500BASE-T 802.3 specifications
• IEEE 802.3u auto-negotiation conformance
• Half duplex operation at 10BASE-Te and 100BASE-TX
• Automatic polarity correction
• Error correcting memory (ECC) in packet buffers
• Flow control support: send/receive PAUSE frames and receive FIFO
• Supports PXE
•Support Wake on LAN ,Only the first port (upper left corner) supports Wake-On-LAN (Wake-On-LAN)
• Interrupt moderation, VLAN (802.1Q & 802.1P), TCP/IP checksum offload, segmentation offload
• Time Sensitive Network (TSN): IEEE 1588/ 802.AS Rev, 802.1Qav, 802.1Qbv
•Supports Interrupt moderation, VLAN (802.1Q & 802.1P), TCP/IP checksum offload, segmentation offload
• Supports IEEE 802.3、IEEE 802.3u、IEEE 802.3ab、IEEE 802.3az、IEEE 802.3bz
• Supports IEEE802.3az(Energy Efficient Ethernet)
• Supports Full Duplex flow control(IEEE 802 .3x)
• Supports Size of jumbo frames 9.5 KB and without TSN
System Requirements
• Windows 10S/10RS5+
• Ubuntu 19.04 or higher
• 10QTS 4.4.2 or later (recommended to update to the new version of QTS)
• Windows 10 (version 1809 and above) or newer;
• Linux Stable Kernel 4.20/5.x or later
• PCI Express-enabled system with an available PCI Express slot
Package Contents
• 1 x PCI-Express to 10 /100/1000M/2.5G Ethernet Card
• 1 x User Manual
• 1 x Low-profile bracket
Note: Contents may vary depending on country/market
❓ Does it support ESXi and Proxmox VE (PVE) systems?
✅ It supports PVE 7.0 and ESXi 7.0 or higher versions. It is recognized and integrated with the system drivers for direct use.
❓ Does this card support Wake-on-LAN (WOL) and PXE boot?
✅ It supports Wake-on-LAN (WOL) and PXE boot. Only the first port (upper left corner) on this card supports WOL.
❓ Hello, sometimes the card cannot recognize the network card after reboot in Linux.
✅ Try changing the slot. Test on different platforms in Windows 10.
❓ Hello, why can't I successfully install this card on my Windows 10 computer?
✅ You need to update Windows 10 or download the complete driver package. The system kernel of Windows 10 may be too old and not support the card if not updated. [Complete Driver Package Link](https://www.intel.cn/content/www/cn/zh/download/15084/intel-ethernet-adapter-complete-driver-pack.html)
❓ Hello, does this network card support Windows 7?
✅ It does not support Windows 7. It supports Windows 10 and Windows 11.
❓ Hello, the card shows no response when plugged into the network cable, displaying "not connected"?
✅ Check if the Ethernet cable is functioning properly.