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Fenvi 2.5Gbps PCIe Network Card US$8.45 (~A$13.01) Delivered @ Factory Direct Collected Store AliExpress

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Low price on this PCIe network card with 2.5Gbps and 1Gbps support. These are a good option if you're wanting faster local transfer speeds if you have devices with 2.5Gbps support. I personally have my PCs and NAS' all connected up on a 2.5Gbps network with a KeepLink switch.

This one is using the Realtek RTL8125B chipset with drivers available for Windows from Realtek directly and Linux is supported as of kernal 5.4.x. The network card comes with both normal and low profile brackets.

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  • Slippage on 23/03/2024 - 21:47
    +1

    AUD$11.85 delivered for me

  • dfg555 on 23/03/2024 - 21:48
    +4

    just in time for these nbn gigabit speeds

    • Joshminey on 23/03/2024 - 22:18
      +5

      to be fair a 1000 mbps lan adapter shouldn't bottleneck the NBN as the ports on the HFC and FTTP NTDs are also 1000 mbps max

      • ChrisPro on 24/03/2024 - 13:02
        +3

        Yeah but youll be bottlnecked on a gigabit nic if you're accessing a NAS (or other internal device) while downloading a steam game at 1Gbit for example.

        • Joshminey on 24/03/2024 - 13:32

          Yeah for sure that's where this product is of use in Australia

      • Smuge on 27/03/2024 - 21:20

        I was part of the roll out fiber everywhere you dumb ;'nts crew until they rolled out docsis 3 which made this happen and i forgot how to even spell fiber/fibre

  • jong on 23/03/2024 - 21:54
    +5

    and Linux support through Github

    I think that's just a wrapper around their pre-compiled ("blob") driver.

    Realtek Linux support is really hit and miss; if you want a NIC for Linux I'd spend the extra $10-20 and get an Intel.

    • netsurfer on 23/03/2024 - 22:01
      +5

      Normally yes, but Intel I225-V has reported issues. Some people are not convinced it is fully fixed (even in v3 revision).

      • OMGJL on 23/03/2024 - 22:24
        +2

        Not sure why you get negged. People refuse to learn new knowledge and so stubborn on outdated info.

        I purposely got Realtek 2500Mbps nic for my xpenology box, because the Intel drama.

      • Clear on 23/03/2024 - 22:25
        +2

        Skip I225-V completely and go for I226.

        • netsurfer on 23/03/2024 - 22:31
          +1

          Are we sure I226 has all the reported issues of I225 fixed? I use that as an excuse to buy both Intel I226 and Realtek RTL8125B.

          • Clear on 23/03/2024 - 22:41

            @netsurfer: Reddit tells me it could still be an issue. I just don't think it's as bad now.

        • qwijibo on 23/03/2024 - 23:03
          +3

          This.

          I've got an i225-v3 pci-e card, and it is kind flakey under both linux and windows. I also have an i226 card and it solid as a rock.

          Oddly, I have a minipc with i225-v3 ports, and it's rock solid under linux.

          • netsurfer on 23/03/2024 - 23:14
            +1

            @qwijibo: I have a NUC with I225-v3… It is unusual for Intel not able to fully address the issue. Problem is, there are still reports on I226 having issues (I do have devices with I226).

            It is annoying that I bought a Realtek NIC just in case one of my Intel NICs plays up. It really sounds and feels weird… buying a Realtek NIC to cover a potential issue with Intel NICs.

    • Clear on 23/03/2024 - 22:24

      Linux has native support courtesy of Dr Google. You're welcome.

      • jong on 23/03/2024 - 23:22

        I know it's supported; I'm using the motherboard's built in Realtek NIC in my UnRaid server as I'm out of PCIE slots.

        I still think it's a pre-compiled blob, though; and Dr Google will point you at any number of people complaining of flakiness. In my case I can kill UnRaid's (Linux/Slackware) network access by enabling jumbo frames, The NIC (theoretically) supports it, my desktop supports it, the switch supports it; but turn it on and you can't even ping the UnRaid box any more (and there's no way ping responses take 9kb to send, so it should be using regular frame sizes to respond).

        • netsurfer on 23/03/2024 - 23:49

          The thing is it is not safe to recommend Intel 2.5Gbps NICs either. Just a simple Google can find people having issues with I226-V, even with linux.

          Saw a comment that a user had to use the same workaround Intel recommends for I225-V (disable EEE) to solve his I226-V issue on Debian. In his case, he only wanted to get gigabit ethernet working. Without the workaround, he only gets 100Mbps from I226-V.

          • jong on 23/03/2024 - 23:57
            +2

            @netsurfer: I have more faith in Intel's ability to fix drivers than I do Realtek's.

            Realtek's Linux support has been iffy for over a decade; Intel's had one dodgy chipset that plays up on both Windows and Linux. Seriously, I looked for 225-v complaints and the dozen results I got were Windows users.

            Besides, I've seen Intel engineers patch video driver bugs reported by emulator authors. Some non-commercial open-source author finds a bug that no one else has seen, and the Intel engineers thank him for finding it, explained that no one else seemed to use that code path, and fixed it.

            That gives me a lot of faith in their ability and motivation to solve problems.

            • Nom on 24/03/2024 - 13:22

              @jong: Intel have had a large number of driver debacles over the years.

              I personally got shafted by the broken NIC Teaming in Windows 7 PROset (for over. a. year.) and then by the terrible Intel Realsense drivers for Windows Hello (seriously, who decides a driver installer should flash the firmware on every install ?!) and finally by the Intel networking in the Dell 9020 that would advertise and subscribe to all multicast streams it could see but only while the machine was sleeping - which would bring down entire Cisco switches under the load when there were a number of sleeping 9020s connected. But when all the machines were awake, everything worked fine.
              Yes, that was very difficult to troubleshoot, and yes we were very glad when other Enterprises started reporting the same issue.

              There are many more stories, but those are the three I was personally affected by.

  • bargaino on 23/03/2024 - 22:17
    +4

    What is the consumer application of this over Gb ether?

    When I were a lad, we had 10Mb coaxial, which cost $500 per node. And we were grateful.

    • Clear on 23/03/2024 - 22:27
      +5

      What is the consumer application of this over Gb ether?

      Faster local transfer speeds. For me to copy backups, media and other files across my network is much faster than a gigabit network. Heaps of motherboards and other network devices are having 2.5Gbps LAN now. It's becoming the new standard.

      • aliam on 23/03/2024 - 22:38
        +4

        Agree with the above. It's best if you have a NAS or server, and have to transfer files on your network.

        Otherwise gigabit network speeds will be ok for most consumers. And you will benefit more if using SSDs on the NAS and local drives.

        Gigabit network speeds gives a maximum of 1000/8= 125 MB/sec which is about rhe speed of a mechanical HDD from quite a few years ago.

        2.5Gb/8=312.5 MB/sec maximum rate which is closer to SSD speeds when transferring files across the network.

    • Morien on 23/03/2024 - 22:27
      +1

      I have a server. Would love if it had 2.5Gbe.

      If I'm downloading to it at full speed (gigabit), I cannot file transfer from it or stream from it. I'd say if I had all of my friends streaming from my Plex server all at once then they'd bottle neck it, but I don't have that many friends…

      • netsurfer on 23/03/2024 - 22:34
        +3

        You let your friends stream from your Plex server? I'll be your friend.

        • Morien on 23/03/2024 - 22:47

          Maybe if I get a 2.5Gbe adapter and switch ;)

      • Sal in SA on 24/03/2024 - 10:50

        I run NAS and Plex on separate 10gb Vlan - clients then run off another 10GB link.
        Because yeah - when several friends are streaming or transcoding 80GB 4K moves 0 bandwidth form NAS to PLex can get chewed up fast.

    • JohnB100 on 24/03/2024 - 01:38
      +2

      I agree, 640kb ought to be enough for anyone!

      • AlexF on 24/03/2024 - 08:42

        Said no-one.

  • WasBargain on 24/03/2024 - 01:49

    Comments getting hella technical for a dumb SOB like me..

    Would this help me play FS2024 better with my steamlink? 😅

    • WinnieRallycar on 24/03/2024 - 08:29
      +4

      If your PC is already connected to your network with ethernet, than it’s unlikely. You don’t need 2.5gb unless you know you need 2.5gb.

  • Hornpub on 24/03/2024 - 02:07
    +1

    really wish more ITX board can have a way to accommodate new network cards……..

  • TRISTANAU on 24/03/2024 - 06:11

    I don't wanna sound like the US congress, but do I need to be worried about my data being sent to the CCP, since this is a literal wifi card?

    • WinnieRallycar on 24/03/2024 - 06:27
      +3

      Do you need to be worried? Certainly not.
      If you’re feeling paranoid your NIC is sending traffic to china, you could always intercept its packets to verify it’s not until you’re satisfied.
      I wouldn’t say that’s necessary, thought.

    • McFly on 24/03/2024 - 13:47
      +3

      First, it's not even non-literally a WiFi card.
      Second, why would that matter?

      • TRISTANAU on 28/03/2024 - 23:31

        I suppose a no you dont need to worry about that would've been kinder

        but thanks anyway

  • robbie613 on 24/03/2024 - 07:43
    +1

    Anyone recommend something other than realtek or intel then? Maybe chelsio? I just want a solid NIC with jumbo frames that supports all the OS.

    • WinnieRallycar on 24/03/2024 - 08:25

      If money is no object, than Mellanox (now Nvidia).
      If money is an object, maybe Broadcom?

  • t_c on 24/03/2024 - 09:45
    +1

    How inflated is the paypal conversion vs 28 degrees, are we talking a few cents or dollars?

    • Clear on 24/03/2024 - 09:56

      A couple of dollars usually.

  • poiterbad on 24/03/2024 - 09:47

    Realtek does have a bad wrap for support, however I was able to get this chipset working on PfSense (freebsd 14) with a pkg from their normal repo. Just had to disable a couple checksum features, but VLANs working no issues.

    Unsure about getting this working in ESXi though.

  • Snoots on 24/03/2024 - 10:10
    +2

    I bought a Fenvi i226-v model a few months ago. Works perfectly fine for me:
    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005957421035.html

    I had to manually download and extract the appropriate driver from the Intel site though as Windows 11 did not detect it.
    https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/15084/intel…
    Once extracted navigate to the PRO2500/Winx64/W11 folder and update with device manager from there.

    I think that I bought the adaptor at the right time as earlier posts on Reddit and other forums mentioned issues with earlier driver editions. Currently on version
    2.1.4.2 which works well.

    • netsurfer on 24/03/2024 - 12:17

      Windows 11 did install the driver for me (same card). Windows 11 needs to download the driver from the Internet so if the PC isn't connected to WiFi, you need to keep the PC temporary connected to the existing LAN port, make sure the driver is installed, then switch to that one.

  • worker on 24/03/2024 - 12:00

    Thanks OP bought 3 hoping to end my intel 225v woes

  • McFly on 24/03/2024 - 13:50

    I've got a 225 on my Asus motherboard and it works fine. Not at all saying people don't have problems though. Maybe it's because it's not under heavy use and only running at 1Gbps?

  • capslock janitor on 24/03/2024 - 14:28

    Does it have WiFi or blutoth

    • Clear on 24/03/2024 - 14:47
      +1

      Neither.

      • capslock janitor on 24/03/2024 - 16:01

        dangg i need a budget one like this but with

        • Clear on 24/03/2024 - 16:18
          +1

          I will post a deal later with a few.

        • Clear on 25/03/2024 - 13:05

          Cheapest I could find

          The WiFi 6/6E prices are pretty ordinary right now.

  • Mr Bob Dobalina on 25/03/2024 - 09:14

    Hmm why does a network card need a heatsink?

    • Clear on 25/03/2024 - 09:47
      +2

      They get really hot. Particularly once you go above 1Gbps.

  • bazingaa on 25/03/2024 - 12:20

    is there a half height version of this ? looking for SFF

  • zyzalt on 25/03/2024 - 15:19
    +1

    Got one recently for my synology DS1821+ and was plug and play. Have it running for a few days and no issues so far

  • Serious Lee on 02/04/2024 - 20:02
    +1

    Got mine today. I had to disable the onboard NIC for it to work under Debian

    • bazingaa on 05/04/2024 - 22:38

      why is that ?

      • Serious Lee on 09/04/2024 - 22:00

        what is Debian or what is a NIC???

        • bazingaa on 10/04/2024 - 16:54

          I had to disable

          why is that ?

  • bazingaa on 05/04/2024 - 22:39
    +1

    got my "IOCREST" branded one today and it works well on NAS <-> PC direct connection at 2.5 GbE, still waiting for keeplink switch

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