Does RealTek NIC card work well in pfsense?

[amic0628]

I am new to pfsense and currently ongoing setup..
I had finished the installation of pfsense in my P4 using 3 NIC card (D-link)
PFsense detects them as rl0,rl1 and rl2

I had not finished my configuration yet, I still do get internet connections. But i can access or already accessed the webGUI
As an observation, i noticed that my pfsense often display an error of rl1 watchdog time.

What does this mean?
Is this the reason why i could not connect to internet? Or Does it has something to do with the NIC that i am using?

Please help….

Thanks!

[cmb]

They generally work ok for the basics, but they're also some of the crappiest hardware ever built. watchdog timeouts can be any number of issues, possibly fixed by a BIOS update or changing BIOS settings such as PNP OS to no. Or get some decent NICs, Intel preferred.

[spaceman77]

I (and quite a few other people) have had real problems with those Realtek NICs.
Nasty st-st-stuu-uu-uuttering action if you get my meaning.
AS someone else said  "They give new meaning to the term 'low end' "
Everyone recommends the Intel 1000's and so do I.