Hi everyone,
I need some advice on an Intel NIC for my HP N54L.
I am running OMV kralizec (installed on top of Debian) with the backports kernel and it's running very nicely with the exception of LAN speeds.
The on board NIC seemed to have poor performance so I have disabled it in the BIOS and bought a Realtek 8168 which a friend recommended. However, I also seem to be having issues with this. I thought it could be due to it using the 8169 module, but after following this guide: https://amk1.wordpress.com/200…ealtek-8168-module-issue/ I have had no improvement.
The HP is plugged into my router (Asus RT-N66U) via a Cat 6E 50cm cable (was Cat 5e, but bought 2 x Cat 6E and both show no improvement) so I do not think this is the problem. If I cable into the router using my laptop then test using iperf, I get anything from 945Mbit down to 115Mbit. This was the same with both the integrated Broadcom and the Realtek. Just to rule the HDD out, I have also checked that using HDparm and I get a result of 148.64 MB/sec.
I would like to buy an Intel NIC to rule the NICs out entirely, so would like to know if anyone can recommend a low profile intel NIC?
I was looking at this: HP NC360T which I can find on eBay for £25 used. I believe this is an Intel 82571EB according to HP here: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/prod…king/nc360t/benefits.html
I quite like the idea of a dual port NIC so I can future proof and possibly use bonding in the future.
Any help/suggestions would be appreciated. Equally, if anyone has any suggestions around my existing setup that I my have overlooked, I am willing to try.
Thanks