Chinese I226-V on 23.05.1, problems

Unoptanio

@w0w
Hello,

what are the 2.5G NICs that definitely work fine with pfsense 2.7.0?

stephenw10

As far as I know the i225-V rev3 NICs work fine. That's what we have in the 6100 and 4100.

w0w

@Unoptanio
There is i226-V is on the market already, that is claimed as “fixed” version of 225.
But…
https://wccftech.com/intel-releases-new-driver-to-mitigate-i226-i225-ethernet-controller-issues/
This somehow still trial and error…
You can try it anyway, at your own risk. There is no good solution for that amount of money, only if you're going with next level, like 10Gbps Intel cards that have issues as well, but support is a bit better.

stephenw10

We use that in the 8200 and haven't seen any issues there either. The i226 is significantly more efficient. Uses about half the power IIRC.

Unoptanio

@w0w

Greetings,
As a Windows user and owner of motherboards with integrated i225 and i226 network cards, I know the problems with these cards. But the new released intel drivers are only for windows systems. Are there no chip firmware updates?
So on BSB14 I have no idea if an updated driver has been released

Unoptanio

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

8200

To install pfsense 2.7.0 in a traditional PC, do you know if this card works well? Card PCI Express Intel X710BM2

Product Description:
Model number: X710-DA2
Chipset: Intel X710BM2
Transmission rate: Up to 10Gb/s per port
Bus Interface: PCI Express 3.0 X8
Port configuration: Dual port
Connector: SFP+ connector
Bracket: Low profile & Full height
Accessory: A low profile bracket

In this moment i have installed:
N.1 Intel Ethernet I350-T4V2 10/100/1000 Mbps 4*GLAN PCi Ex 2.0 4x

Psych0D0g

@Unoptanio should work i use a 4 port counterpart of the x710 variant just well

Unoptanio

@Psych0D0g

I saw that the model "Intel X520-DA2 Intel 82599 10Gbe 2*SFP+ PCi Ex 2.0 8X Bulk" is also on sale, but maybe it's older model .

Intel X520-DA2 Scheda di rete Intel 82599 10Gbe 2*SFP+ PCi Ex 2.0 8X Bulk

Psych0D0g

@Unoptanio sorry, no experience with the x520 chipset here

stephenw10

X520 NICs usually work well, I have one. They use the ixgbe driver instead of the ixl driver for the X710. Both shoudl work fine in pfSense.

Unoptanio

@stephenw10

Between these 3 motherboards which one would you choose to install pfsense? opinion based on the integrated network cards

https://www.asrockind.com/en-gb/product-compare/96

Network card Marvell AQC113 with 10/100/1000/2500/10000 Mbps works properly with pfsense 2.7.0?

stephenw10

There is no Aquatia driver in the 2.7 kernel. There is a kmod pkg that may or may not support that. That package is not in out repo though:
https://www.freshports.org/net/aquantia-atlantic-kmod/

Steve

w0w

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

Marvell AQC113

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

I purchased https://www.ebay.com/itm/195858888441 those. This is original Intel cards with verification label on it, at least I got two of them. Replaced thermal grease, one of them looked like not used at all. Updated firmware to the latest available from Intel, both are now working fine… Just read https://forum.netgate.com/topic/146913/nbase-t-support-for-intel-x550/53 if you will buy it.

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

Between these 3 motherboards
imb-x1314

Maybe Netgate 4100?
You can also look at N100 based mini PCs and Protectli solutions.

stephenw10

@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

Unoptanio

@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/

stephenw10

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/

w0w

@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.

Unoptanio

@w0w

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

Unoptanio

@w0w

Can we trust these cards?

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

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

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

stephenw10

'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.