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Suggestion for a 2,5Gbe PCIe x1/x4 (or 10Gbe?) (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago by peregus@lemmy.world to c/homelab@lemmy.ml
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Hi everybody! For my OPNsense router (on a VM on Proxmox) I need a 2,5Gbe card (to connect to the ONT of my provider); I only have 2 PCIe 3.0 x1 or 1 x4 because the only x16 is for a dual SFP+ fiber card.

Can you suggest me a NIC (I'd prefer to buy used)? Is it better to go with a 2,5 or 10Gbe? The cooler (temperature!) the better. I just need 1 port, if there are 2 it would be better, but the most important thing is the low operating temperature.

Thanks!

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[–] peregus@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Thanks for your reply, I really appreciate it!