Good Quad port Ethernet card for pfsense build
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Hi! I'm building my self a pfsense server, but the motherboard that i'm using only got one ethernet port. So I need a Ethernet Card, any suggestions on what I should buy?
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I do not know if this is the best option there is but I use a used HP NC364T PCI Express Quad Port Gigabit Server Adapter in my build and it works fine. I got it for about 60€.
The rest of the scpes are here; https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=93245.0
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http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ethernet-controllers/ethernet-i350-server-adapter-brief.html
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Using Made in China brand from ebay no problems.
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Your other choice is "any 1 port gigabit card that fits" and use VLANs if your switch supports VLANs.
Myself, I picked up a dual-port Intel refurbished PRO/1000 PCIe NIC and have multiple VLANs configured on the second port. The refurb price is low enough that I keep a 2nd NIC on the shelf as a spare.
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For home use, I'd grab some Intel Pro/1000 card off ebay used.
For serious use, I'd buy this. Buy from known-legit sources for confidence in the hardware. You're never entirely sure what you're getting off ebay. Could be a broken Chinese knock off. Could be a somewhat-flaky piece of hardware someone's trying to pawn off.
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http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ethernet-controllers/ethernet-i350-server-adapter-brief.html
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Using Made in China brand from ebay no problems.
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4 and 2 port cards where shown above, but if you want a really good and supported single port card
you can also go with a Intel server network adapter I210-T1, it is brand new and there for not really
cheap to get, but working fine for me.