Driver tp link tg 34683/11/2023 ![]() ![]() Similar to what I did in Nov 2011 here, I'll be doing some casual speed tests of 3 NICs that span quite a spectrum of price points, to see if there's any significant different between them in the ESXi 5.5 home lab environment: See also Think Before You Buy… PCI vs PCI-E Gigabit NICs by VMware's Brian Graf, Jun 6 2013. I've purchased 2 and have had no issues what so every. Works great on my ESXi 5.1 server and very inexpensive. Here's an Amazon buyer review by Reginald Francoi:īuddy of mine recommended this NC. ![]() While Realtek chipsets don't appear on the VMware Hardware Compatibility Guide, it's affordable, and works fine with ESXi. With 5.5, since it's based on a Realtek chipset, you'll need to manually add the right driver, which I detailed here, Install ESXi 5.5 with Realtek 8111/8168 NIC. But it works right up through ESXi 5.1, out of the box. Here's a quick look at the TP-LINK Gigabit PCI Express Network Adapter TG-3468, found on Amazon or Newegg for around $13 USD, with a nice product overview here.
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