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      damir
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      Hello all,

      Looking to purchase compatible SFP+ card for my pfSense system.

      What else would be recommended / fully compatible besides: T520-SO-CR ?
      ( Also, if any1 can provide recommendation where to get in Canada, would be thankful).

      This would be used with ES-16-XG switch.

      Thank you!

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        thesurf
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        Hi, Intel cards work good from what I have tested.

        Take a look at eBay. :)

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          damir
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          Thank you for replying! Appreciate it.

          Right now looking into: Intel Dell X520-DA2 , it appears that this one is fully compatible ? (At least from the re-search right now) , should be plug and play.

          I found one on Ebay, Canadian Seller, around $160 CAD.

          Many recommend Chelsio, its expensive here, and appears to be running much hotter compared to Intel?

          Thank you!

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            thesurf
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            I have a pfsense cluster with dell server and this cards. It runs for a year. Routing between 12 vlans for a year now. Totally perfect.

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              damir
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              Thank you thesurf again!

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                damir
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                Works like a charm , thank you thesurf once again.

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                  thesurf
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                  no problem you are welcome.

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                    KiloSeven
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                    I know you are asking for something other than a Chelsio card, however, I have been running a Chelsio T50-SO-CR 2-Port SFP+ card without issue for approximately a year. It was simply plug and play with my Supermicro X10SDV-8C-TLN4F board.

                    This card has been working with pfSense v2.4.3 and prior versions without issue.

                    The left port is connected to a Meraki Switch and the right port is connected to a Cisco Switch. Everything works great.

                    JB

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