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    Best Low Profile Nic for Optiplex 150?

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    • K
      kapara last edited by

      I bought several optiplex 150's which will require small form factor Nic's.  I have not had very much success in finding a NIC which is low profile that I can buy new which might be compatible.  I would prefer something that is still in production so that I do not have to worry about trying to buy them since I will be buying 10+ in QTY.

      I found an Intel card which is:

      PWLA8391GTLBLK
      Intel PWLA8391GTL 10/ 100/ 1000Mbps PCI Low Profile Desktop Network Adapter - OEM
      $29.99

      Fairly expensive and I do not know if it is compatible.  Anyone know of a rock solid NIC which would be inexpensive, reliable and a good performer?

      Thanks

      Mark

      Skype ID:  Marinhd

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      • dotdash
        dotdash last edited by

        I've used that NIC before in production systems (Newegg, right?), works great, no problems.

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        • K
          Kris.J last edited by

          These are definitely a great choice for building out pfSense on Optiplex G150 Small Form Factor boxes:

          http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106122

          I'm putting two in each chassis - disabling the onboard NIC in the BIOS.  They are awesome NICs.

          I did it for the lulz.

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          • K
            Kris.J last edited by

            My plans have been FOILED!

            While it appears there are TWO slots when looking at the back of a Dell Optiplex GX150 SFF chassis, when you open it up it's a different story…

            One backplane slot for an optional AGP card, one backplane slot for a PCI card.  I am sad and feel dumb to boot.  :(

            It goes like this:

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            The AGP slot has a cut-out in the backplane, the PCI slot has a cutout in the backplane, but the LongPCI slot does not - a regular NIC won't go in that slot because it's very close to the Power Supply.  :(

            The regular PCI slot and the longer (looks like a) PCI slot share a cutout looks like.

            I did it for the lulz.

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            • dotdash
              dotdash last edited by

              The long pci slot is used for a two PCI riser card in the desktop chassis. The riser blocks the normal PCI slot in that chassis. Dell uses the same motherboard in all the chassis. Never used the sff, but we had a few mini-desktops before the caps blew in them…

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              • jahonix
                jahonix last edited by

                Hoba came up with a PCI low profile nic with three ports just the other day. Or was it PCIe?
                If you can go with two ports then there is at least one dual PCI LP card from Intel.

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                  hoba last edited by

                  http://pyramid.de/en/products/3nic.php

                  …or consider using vlans with a small switch like the hp procurve 1800-8g.

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                  • K
                    Kris.J last edited by

                    I'll look for a dual port low profile Intel card.

                    Right now I'm running the two Intel cards in a SD (Small Desktop) GX150.  It's a bit bigger than the SFF GX150, but otherwise identical hardware.

                    I did it for the lulz.

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                    • K
                      Kris.J last edited by

                      http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106108

                      Found it… a bit expensive though.  ;)

                      I did it for the lulz.

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                      • jahonix
                        jahonix last edited by

                        $60 new:
                        http://cgi.ebay.de/INTEL-PILA8472C3-DUAL-PORTS-SERVER-NIC-NEW-BULK_W0QQitemZ350048168658QQihZ022QQcategoryZ51196QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

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                        • K
                          Kris.J last edited by

                          @jahonix:

                          $60 new:
                          http://cgi.ebay.de/INTEL-PILA8472C3-DUAL-PORTS-SERVER-NIC-NEW-BULK_W0QQitemZ350048168658QQihZ022QQcategoryZ51196QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

                          Vielen Dank!  ;D

                          I did it for the lulz.

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                          • K
                            Kris.J last edited by

                            Woot!

                            I just snagged 3 of them for $18.95 USD each.  ;)

                            He's got more:

                            http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSAA:US:11&Item=180235874462

                            I did it for the lulz.

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                              Liam last edited by

                              @Kris.J:

                              Woot!

                              I just snagged 3 of them for $18.95 USD each.  ;)

                              He's got more:

                              http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSAA:US:11&Item=180235874462

                              Thank you for the pointer.  I snagged a Dell Dimension 4600C off Craigslist, and bought one of these dual cards off eBay for my replacement to a Linksys RV082.

                              Cheers, Liam

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