Ethernet adapter with RTL8111F chipset works on pfSense?
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Hi everyone, i'm new here and i wanna know if an ethernet adapter with RTL8111F chipset works on pfSense.
i'm thinking in use this board:
Digitus board -
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@Oluap110 said in Ethernet adapter with RTL8111F chipset works on pfSense?:
if an ethernet adapter with RTL8111F chipset works on pfSense
Looks like yes:
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I will need drivers to use this device?
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The in kernel driver will work.
The driver installable via kmod pkg may or may not run better.
Really if you can get a board that uses Intel NICs instead that would be far preferable.
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@stephenw10 And the drivers from Realtek:
REALTEK DRIVERSI will need to install them?
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Nope. The re(4) driver is included in pfSense by default.
But I encourage you to look at something with other NICs. 1G Realtek NICs are considered close to the worst choice in pfSense.
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@stephenw10 may i ask why the NICs are a bad choice?
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They have a bad reputation for just stopping passing traffic and for requiring more CPU than other NICs. A lot of that is from the earlier versions. You may have no problems.
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@stephenw10 Do you know a better option with two 1Gb ports connected in a mini pci express port for 50€ ?
I didn't find a better option. -
@Oluap110 said in Ethernet adapter with RTL8111F chipset works on pfSense?:
Do you know a better option with two 1Gb ports connected in a mini pci express port for 50€ ?
Hi, I'm chiming in :-) I dont know where you are located and if this is a option for you:
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@fireodo Yes, can be. But i prefer the other one because i will use the board in a notebook and the other one has a cable to outside the notebook.
And needs to be mini pcie otherwise i will need an adapter. -
@Oluap110 said in Ethernet adapter with RTL8111F chipset works on pfSense?:
But i prefer the other one because i will use the board in a notebook and the other one has a cable to outside the notebook.
And needs to be mini pcie otherwise i will need an adapter.OK, understood.
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@fireodo but do you know another option with this specifications?
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@Oluap110 said in Ethernet adapter with RTL8111F chipset works on pfSense?:
but do you know another option with this specifications?
No, not for miniPCIe ... :-(
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@fireodo ok, thanks
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@Oluap110 said in Ethernet adapter with RTL8111F chipset works on pfSense?:
ok, thanks
You're welcome
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Mmm, you can get Intel mPCIe boards but not <50€.
You might consider just not using an old notebook at all. They often seem like a good idea but they are not engineered to be always on.
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@stephenw10 Ok, i will think about it.
Thanks
