Dual network card for pfsense

Elamigosam

Hi, i am setting up this new pfsense box to replace my current one that has an older motherboard and make a lot of noise, any how, i was looking for a dual network card by intel of corse and i saw some cheap ones $20 - $40 on ebay, and also i saw some expensive ones $100 - $200

My question is: would they work the same, i think there must be a difference, but i dont know what it is. Could i setup my pfsense box with a cheap $25 dual Gb network card or should i put out the money for the more expensive one

Here is one example:
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=301524409720

Here is one i would like to get:
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=311273219185

Thanks for any info.

Retrograde

I bought a used Intel one off of amazon for 40 bucks that worked great in my PFsense box: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BMZHX2/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

stephenw10

Either of those cards should work fine. Tempted to go for the Dell just because it has Intel written on it.

Steve

Derelict

@Retrograde:

I bought a used Intel one off of amazon for 40 bucks that worked great in my PFsense box: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BMZHX2/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Does that use the em driver?

Hello Elamigosam,

at first you will go with Intel based or original Intel NICs at best as I see it right,
but there are two different ones, desktopadapter and serveradapters
and the server adapters comes with a own DSP soldered on the NIC and this is taking
much load from the main CPU from the pfSense, and the desktop NIC is not doing this.

Some cheap ones $20 - $40 on ebay, and also i saw some expensive ones $100 - $200

please see above.

My question is: would they work the same, i think there must be a difference, but i dont know what it is. Could i setup my pfsense box with a cheap $25 dual Gb network card or should i put out the money for the more expensive one

For a home setup you can surely go with the cheaper ones.

I bought three of these for 9.99 each and all three work like a champ as a triple nic setup.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemVersion&item=311310801614&view=all&tid=560272591021

stan-qaz

That link isn't working for me, can you post something I can use for an ebay search?