Netgate Discussion Forum
    • Categories
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Search
    • Register
    • Login

    Chinese I226-V on 23.05.1, problems

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Hardware
    74 Posts 5 Posters 13.4k Views
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @w0w
      last edited by

      @w0w said in Chinese I226-V on 23.05.1, problems:

      I don't know how well it is supported today, but several years ago it was a pure lottery with Aquantia.

      Yeah, and it looks like not yet to me:
      https://github.com/Aquantia/aqtion-freebsd/blob/master/aq_main.c#L92

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
      • UnoptanioU
        Unoptanio @w0w
        last edited by

        @w0w
        it's amazing how many fake network cards there are out there. Especially the Chinese that pass for $100 Intel.
        The most counterfeit, the I350T4, after a short time of use no longer work.

        https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/comparison-intel-i350-t4-genuine-vs-fake.6917/

        pfSensePlus24.03 2U BareMetal Asrock Industrial IMB-X1314MicroATX
        CPU: i7-13700@5.2GHz, RAM:32GB ECC, n°2 Samsung 870EVO SATA 2.5” SSD 1TB (ZFS) Raid1
        n°3 Intel i225-LM 2500/1000/100Mbps, n°1 NIC Intel i350-T4V2 10/100/1000 Mbps 4*GLAN, n°1 Intel X520-DA2

        w0wW 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by

          Yup. Used OEM rebranded cards are usually a much better buy for that reason:
          https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/list-of-nics-and-their-equivalent-oem-parts.20974/

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • w0wW
            w0w @Unoptanio
            last edited by

            @Unoptanio
            Not sure is it actual now, those fake cards. My experience is that, what you have on the modern market, even if we are talking about Ali or any other big, then if we don't look at on the cheapest shit. Then mostly what we have is OEM branded Intel like Dell/HP used cards removed from servers in unknown condition and custom firmware that is mostly outdated if we compare it to Intel original. For the entry level as I350 I have one Chinese card that was working about 5 years and replaced just because I upgraded to higher speeds. If we are talking about i225/226/2xx then there are no cards from intel at all, those chips are embedded solution for the motherboards. But there are a lot of custom variants stand-alone cards, and I think not all of them are bad or fake.
            But if you want to go with reliable solution, then you should buy some new well known from a reliable supplier.

            UnoptanioU 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
            • UnoptanioU
              Unoptanio @w0w
              last edited by

              @w0w

              At the moment I have an original Intel I350-T4V2 network card paid in Italy for € 359.
              I would say quite expensive

              pfSensePlus24.03 2U BareMetal Asrock Industrial IMB-X1314MicroATX
              CPU: i7-13700@5.2GHz, RAM:32GB ECC, n°2 Samsung 870EVO SATA 2.5” SSD 1TB (ZFS) Raid1
              n°3 Intel i225-LM 2500/1000/100Mbps, n°1 NIC Intel i350-T4V2 10/100/1000 Mbps 4*GLAN, n°1 Intel X520-DA2

              UnoptanioU 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • UnoptanioU Unoptanio referenced this topic on
              • UnoptanioU
                Unoptanio @Unoptanio
                last edited by Unoptanio

                @w0w

                Can we trust these cards?

                8f13668d-bc3e-4f14-9d95-68c2a6ec4aa5-image.png

                https://it.aliexpress.com/item/1005005555386876.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.0.0.133eM02OM02OJ7&gps-id=pcDetailTopMoreOtherSeller&scm=1007.40050.354490.0&scm_id=1007.40050.354490.0&scm-url=1007.40050.354490.0&pvid=b18994b2-888a-4e8a-9609-73f3dd8a9350&_t=gps-id:pcDetailTopMoreOtherSeller,scm-url:1007.40050.354490.0,pvid:b18994b2-888a-4e8a-9609-73f3dd8a9350,tpp_buckets:668%232846%238115%232000&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21EUR%2143.16%2115.1%21%21%21328.70%21%21%40211b5e2016951912733636498e1443%2112000033532152942%21rec%21IT%21744027985%21S

                4623efb0-0837-45ab-a627-3e77890395de-image.png

                Scheda di rete da 2.5G Intel i226 PCIE a RJ45 100/1000/2500Mbps interfaccia RJ45 LAN adattatore Gigabit Etherent per PC/Desktop per Win

                7dd8e593-db82-4ab3-92ed-1063e45074e1-image.png

                https://it.aliexpress.com/item/1005005929535264.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.0.0.691e3fafJW4RXl&gps-id=pcDetailTopMoreOtherSeller&scm=1007.40050.354490.0&scm_id=1007.40050.354490.0&scm-url=1007.40050.354490.0&pvid=ae7eec44-ebb4-43c7-9ece-60a95b450ba5&_t=gps-id:pcDetailTopMoreOtherSeller,scm-url:1007.40050.354490.0,pvid:ae7eec44-ebb4-43c7-9ece-60a95b450ba5,tpp_buckets:668%232846%238112%231997&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21EUR%2156.17%2115.83%21%21%21427.81%21%21%40211b5e1d16951923413203930e1357%2112000034891978936%21rec%21IT%21%21ABSt

                pfSensePlus24.03 2U BareMetal Asrock Industrial IMB-X1314MicroATX
                CPU: i7-13700@5.2GHz, RAM:32GB ECC, n°2 Samsung 870EVO SATA 2.5” SSD 1TB (ZFS) Raid1
                n°3 Intel i225-LM 2500/1000/100Mbps, n°1 NIC Intel i350-T4V2 10/100/1000 Mbps 4*GLAN, n°1 Intel X520-DA2

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  'Trust' how? I have a card similar to that I bought from ebay. It shows up as an i225-V and works fine where I've used it.

                  UnoptanioU 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                  • UnoptanioU
                    Unoptanio @stephenw10
                    last edited by Unoptanio

                    @stephenw10

                    Trust, in the sense that they really cost too little.
                    Will they be rubbish?

                    For the price they cost I'll give it a try

                    pfSensePlus24.03 2U BareMetal Asrock Industrial IMB-X1314MicroATX
                    CPU: i7-13700@5.2GHz, RAM:32GB ECC, n°2 Samsung 870EVO SATA 2.5” SSD 1TB (ZFS) Raid1
                    n°3 Intel i225-LM 2500/1000/100Mbps, n°1 NIC Intel i350-T4V2 10/100/1000 Mbps 4*GLAN, n°1 Intel X520-DA2

                    w0wW 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by

                      The one I bought was deliberately the cheapest I could find! 😉 It reports as an i225-V.

                      It works fine for the what I've used it for, which was mostly testing in a 7100.

                      There is some speculation that the errors seen on i225/i226 are more likely on faster systems that can drive the NIC harder. I've seen no problems with either on the C3K systems we ship but if you look at the problem reports in Windows and Linux they are often in gaming rigs and similarly powerful machines. That is only speculation at this point.

                      Steve

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                      • w0wW
                        w0w @Unoptanio
                        last edited by

                        @Unoptanio
                        Intel does not produce NIC based on I225/i226 series chipsets AFAIK, but the chipset itself costs less than $5. So the price for the card based on this chipset does not look like “cheapest”, the price looks quite normal.

                        RobbieTTR 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • RobbieTTR
                          RobbieTT @w0w
                          last edited by RobbieTT

                          @w0w said in Chinese I226-V on 23.05.1, problems:

                          @Unoptanio
                          Intel does not produce NIC based on I225/i226 series chipsets AFAIK, but the chipset itself costs less than $5. So the price for the card based on this chipset does not look like “cheapest”, the price looks quite normal.

                          Well I'm still staggered you can get an i226 NIC for £8.98. Almost free!

                           2023-09-21 at 09.28.10.png

                          ☕️

                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • stephenw10S
                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                            last edited by

                            And it comes in stealth black with cool backlighting. 😁
                            i225v_nic-2.jpg

                            YMMV!

                            RobbieTTR 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 1
                            • RobbieTTR
                              RobbieTT @stephenw10
                              last edited by

                              @stephenw10
                              If I bought the 2-port version would I get even more bling lights?

                              ☕️

                              w0wW 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • stephenw10S
                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                last edited by

                                I would assume 😉

                                RobbieTTR 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • RobbieTTR
                                  RobbieTT @stephenw10
                                  last edited by

                                  @stephenw10

                                  Ordered the 2-port version. I'll be sure to post a photo if it has more bling... 😎

                                  Glad my network rack lives in a cupboard.

                                  ☕️

                                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • w0wW
                                    w0w @RobbieTT
                                    last edited by

                                    @RobbieTT
                                    Just remember those two/four port cards are coming with asmedia pcie hub/splitters, I suspect this can be the cause of some glitches I have had with 4 different variants.

                                    RobbieTTR 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                    • RobbieTTR
                                      RobbieTT @w0w
                                      last edited by RobbieTT

                                      @w0w said in Chinese I226-V on 23.05.1, problems:

                                      @RobbieTT
                                      Just remember those two/four port cards are coming with asmedia pcie hub/splitters, I suspect this can be the cause of some glitches I have had with 4 different variants.

                                      Ok, that does not sound great.

                                      Switched the order to the single port version, just to be sure.

                                      ☕️

                                      w0wW 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • stephenw10S
                                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                        last edited by

                                        But... the blinkenlights.

                                        RobbieTTR 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                        • w0wW
                                          w0w @RobbieTT
                                          last edited by

                                          @RobbieTT
                                          For that value of money you can take both, just be ready 😁

                                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                          • RobbieTTR
                                            RobbieTT @stephenw10
                                            last edited by

                                            @stephenw10 said in Chinese I226-V on 23.05.1, problems:

                                            But... the blinkenlights.

                                            It is indeed a tragedy, in 3 parts.

                                            I've not even ordered the new mini-server the card is aimed at. For whatever reason it has zero native multi-gig RJ45s but does have 4x1 GbE ports that I will never use. Not sure why they bother with them; waste of PCB space on a small server.

                                            But the lights, the blue/green lights...

                                            ☕️

                                            UnoptanioU 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                            • First post
                                              Last post
                                            Copyright 2025 Rubicon Communications LLC (Netgate). All rights reserved.