Syba Gigabit Ethernet Mini PCI Express PCI-E Network Controller Card 10/100/1000Mbps RJ45 LAN NIC Card RTL8168C chipset

So I should say it works. Very easy to installThat being said, it's a realtek NIC. Mysteriously had minor packet loss in fornite and as soon as I swapped to an intel card, all those issues were gone even with driver updates.So again, it's good and it works IF you don't need your internet to be super consistent. Most average users dont so like streaming/browsing internet/emails stuff like that.

Worked great on my Intel Atom-based Pico-ITX board (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OY8YRGW) running Linux (Debian 8 "Jessie"). Didn't even have to pull down any new packages from apt-get, worked out of the box. The chip is just a Realtek RTL8168, which is very common and fully supported by most (probably all) modern Linux distros without having to compile anything yourself. Speed tested with some simple benchmarks the same as the onboard chip on my board, which is also a Realtek gigabit and probably is pretty much the same.Build quality seems fine, we'll see if it stands the test of time but I don't see any red flags. At least on my Pico-ITX board, the pins on this card don't get anywhere near touching anything they shouldn't like some reviewers mentioned, but obviously your mileage may vary.This is especially handy because in the embedded space it isn't always easy to find a reasonably priced board with dual ethernet, but a lot of them have Mini-PCIe now. Will update if I run into any problems.

From the description I expected to receive a full size Mini PCI-e card, but this is actually a Half Mini PCI-e card.I purchased this for a cheap Dell FX160 to add a second ethernet adapter so I can use the computer as a router/firewall. It has worked so far with IPFire and pfSense 2.1.So far it has been working flawlessly for almost a month. It was immediately recognized in Ubuntu but I have not tried it with any version of Windows.UPDATE: At first I could not get this to work with pfSense. It seemed to recognize the adapter but after setup I was unable to connect to it.Due to another user's comment I decided to try it one more time and it is now working perfectly with pfSense 2.1!

Works, pretty simple. My only complaint is that the Dupont 10-pin connector sticking straight out the top of the mini PCI-e card can get in the way on low-profile systems. I used this in a Dell Optiplex 790 USFF for a second LAN. Strictly speaking it didn't "fit" so I created a longer cable with some CAT 6 twisted pairs and ran it out the back through the wifi antenna cutout, but I made it work.Windows drivers work great, and I believe this is also handily recognized by recent updates of Linux and FreeBSD (I am also thinking of using this for a PFSense router, I'll update if I run into any compatibility issues).

First when I connected pins of mini PCIe to Ethernet jack, it did not work for me, I tried different positions 2 or 3 more times and then it worked. I don't know if it was a positioning issue or weather the contacts had some stuff on it and removing and connecting pins removed this stuff from contact points. Anyway, if this does not work for the first time, try couple more times. After this I have never had a issue with this item.

Used in a hp sfpc to add a second network port for a pfsense router, automatically detected, very stable with full gigabit speedUpdate 2023:Been using this for almost 4 years and never had a issue, wish the cables were just a little longer but other than that it does its job well. It's a realtek based card so some BSD and Linux distros may have problems but that's a common thing with realtek Nic's.

Installed half-arsed inside a busted laptop being used as a file server, works flawlessly despite the abuse I've put it thru

Replaced the wireless card in my Zotac 880G-ITX motherboard with this Syba mini PCIe ethernet card.Seems to work very well, was easy to install and my Ubuntu based OS recognized it immediately.

I bought this for a project I haven’t started yet.Looks ok but I’ve read on Amazon reviews that the supplied instructions are wrong, so search on here for the correct orientation of the wiring colours for the plug.I’ll update when I get round to installing it.

Converted my Fujitsu thin client to opnsense with this little pcie ethernet card. Easy detect and go throughout. Only reason for 4 star is rubbish user manual and no print on pci card for ethernet connection. The official photo is wrong. Good that it still works after spend hours, try to find out what's wrong.uploaded correct way hope done over gonna benefit from this. Btw it comes only with full size bracket. Which is shame.

The biggest issue was the cable connection between the two parts. The 'arrow' indicator wouldn't line up for the 10 pin header (neither of the 2 orientation of the connector would allow to align with the arrow on the port bracket). Tried to align according with the manufacturer's pictures, that was the wrong way, fortunately it seem the module is tolerant enough not to have been damaged by the error.In linux, uses the 'r8169' built-in driver with firmware file 'rtl8168e-3.fw' that is widely available. (support confirmed with kernel 4.14).

Used to add an additional Ethernet NIC LAN on my Intel NUC DC32171YE. You have to de-solder the 10-pin and 4-pin plugs off the board. Cut off the supplied connector and solder directly to the board. Install the board in the lower half-length Mini PCIe slot, then install the PCIe SSD on top of it. The case needs to have a slot cut in it but there you have a very capable dual-port router. I run OPNsense on mine and it works perfectly!

It works on both linux and windows but I wish the cables were longer. I didn't need to install any drivers.