Intel X550-T2 NBase-T Support?
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Does the X550-T2 have native NBase-T support (2.5Gbe) in the latest stable 2.5.2?
I've been reading on Reddit and apparently, it's sort of working, meaning it will auto-negotiate at 2.5Gbe but pfSense picks it up at 1000, and the bandwidth graphs get all buggy (or something).
I purchased an I225 QNAP card, but that doesn't seem like it's ready for production use yet.
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@n1ck31 did you ever get an answer to this?
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@lowkepokey I did not.
Ended up doing the more expensive less optimal route for 100% guaranteed stable.
I bought a X540-T2 & a Netgear XS505M (fully unmanaged switch).
The 2.5G on my modem -> Netgear (which converts it into 10g) -> X540-T2 -> pfsense
Works like a charm for over a month now. I was going to buy a X710-T2L but with the chip shortage they are next to near impossible to get and I backordered one, waited 2 months, and nothing ever came out of it.
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@n1ck31
(X710-T2L) Some peoples where reporting they where running out of the box (installing 2.6 and update to 22.05.2)
and some were flashing new firmware, on it. (version 9.1xx)
to reaching their goal.