SybaMultimedia 4 Port Gigabit Ethernet PCI-e X1 Network Interface Card (SI-PEX24042)

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This card works fine in Linux or windows but it’s not compatible in a virtual setup. So if you’re looking for NIC for a normal workstation this will be fine. But don’t get it for a home lab setup. Giving it 4 stars because it will be fine for most people.I tried it with proxmox and didn’t work, and it’s not compatible with ESXI 8 (or 7) either. Tried looking for community based drivers and create a custom ISO of ESXI and it still didn’t work. It’s not worth the hassle to further troubleshoot, I ended up returning it and going with a NIC from the HCL on ESXI.

Great adapter for a server machine, or in my case, a PFSense router build.A quick tip (this card uses 4 Realtek NIC chips): test the card in a test bench PC with the latest version of whatever OS you are using. in my case, my test bench PC running Windows 10 1709 detects the card immediately and it works as advertised. all 4 ports connect at Gigabit speeds, provided you also have a Gigabit Ethernet Switch.As for recommendations, if you need a cheap multi-port network card for a server machine, router build, or some other application, I give this card a 5 out of 5 based on my experience with this $40 card.

Easy to install. pfSense recognized it on first boot up.

I was thinking about buying an Intel PTQUADPORT card, but I only have one PCIe 16 lane slot. This card seems to transmit at gigabit speeds as advertised and I could put 2 more in as my mobo is an older one which has 2 PCIe 1x slots and 1 PCIe 16x slot. PfSense recognized it right away, and works just fine. I bridged the card with the LAN interface; LAN,OPT1,OPT2,OPT3,OPT4. These cards seem to run pretty cool, only topping out at 95*F while doing heavy work. Three of these would be no problem, especially in a server chassis.

I installed this card and right after turning on the computer, I smelled the unmistakable smell of burnt electronics. I pulled the card out and found burnt components on the back of the card. I tossed the card into another computer that I wasn't to concerned about, turned on that computer and as I expected, only 2 of the 4 ports were working. I wont be buying used components anymore, its not worth possibly burning down a $4000 workstation.

Needed for VMWARE lab. ESXi 6.7 did not detected this NIC. Dell small form factor 390 computer does find device.

Product has precisely 4 gigabit ports, kinda like the photo. Fits in a pci slot like you'd expect an internal card to.Ease of Install depends on personal intelligence. If you don't know what youre doing inside a computer case, ask someone who does.