Intel i226-V Gigabit 2.5G Ethernet Server NIC Card - 30CM M.2 A+E Key Interface for Enhanced Network Speeds,Support youyeetoo X1 X86 SBC

This thing works great! Hooks up as advertised, lives up to its specifications. However, one thing you cannot do is pinching the hairlike wires in the case when you are closing this project back together. I was trying to modify a single NIC-NUC and it did not fit. The tiny little solder pads are difficult to see, and even more difficult if you are trying to solder the leads back on melting them into a single blob. If you could see my purchase history, I got three of these little babies, and they were all because I tried to force it in, and let me tell you that was not the path to success. When I did it the right way, everything worked out fine, and my family had a new high-speed router, where I can see what type of filth they are using the internet for.

I installed this Intel 1226-V NIC in a Lenovo ThinkCentre M710q to use as a pfSense router. It has been working great and has remained stable. Installation was easy as the drivers are available within the FreeBSD OS that pfSense is built on. I did have a WiFi M.2 card installed originally in the Lenovo which I had disabled in the BIOS and because of this, the NIC was not available within pfSense until I changed settings in the BIOS to re-enable the M.2 slot previously used by the WiFi card. The cable from the M.2 board to the ethernet connection is approx. 10” on the one I received, and it came with screws to mounting to the case back of the case as well as screws to retain the M.2 board in the slot. I placed the ethernet jack in the available expansion area built into the back of the case after removing the metal cover over it and (tip) it was easier to align correctly after I inserted a cat 5 cable into the jack before tightening down.

Worked perfectly when installed in Lenovo m720q. Full 2.5 gigabit speeds when tested with iperf. Wake on LAN works flawlessly.

I ordered this as a second network card for my micro form factor Dell Optiplex, replacing the wireless card. I’m using the PC as my router, using OPNSense as the operating system. It has been functioning fine for 6 months without issues.

Worked exactly as it should. Opnsense detected it and used the appropriate driver.

Does exactly what it says on the tin. I get the full 2.5gb speed on my fully Ubiquiti network.

Worked perfect on my ThinkCentre m710q running Linux (automatic recognized it and load the igc driver). Installed in the wifi m.2 slot with the a&e keyed version.

This is the NIC to buy if you need to add one in a mini device like an OPNsense router or Plex server. Intel controller is genuine and the usual prod driver has been 100% solid since installation in both my Windows Plex server and OPNsense home router. Faster, cooler running, and way better build quality in this adapter versus the gigabit Realtek ones.

Works well. no issues with opnsense

Produit conforme et processus d'importation super simple. Merci.

You need to install the driver for it to work but it really is 2.5GB.