10 Gbps NIC - advice needed

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

I just wanted to say that I got several Intel 10 GBE cards:

    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Ethernet Controller 10G X550T'

and while FreeBSD support seems strong, they will not hold a 10G connection
with my UniFi swtich.  The talk 1G just fine, but even with the most
expensive cat6 cables, they won't talk 10GE with the switch.

I have several Asus "AREION" cards that talk just fine to said switch.with
any of the cat 5e+ or better cables... so the switch itself is fine.

For myself, I'm considering getting some SFP for other cards I have around
and using those with fiber (or maybe trying copper).  Some of those cards
are also the IX driver.

On Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 4:33 PM BulkMailForRudy <crapsh at monkeybrains.net>
wrote:

>
> I've been using Intel for years and they are great; however, I am
> building a new router and got all Chelsio cards (recommended on various
> tuning posts).
>
> If you just need 2 port copper, get a supermicro board with 10Gbps built
> into the motherboard.
>
> Search for "chelsio freebsd tuning" and just "chelsio freebsd"
>
> Rudy
>
> On 8/29/19 4:41 AM, Robert Heron wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I need to use a 10 Gbps, 2 port NIC (copper RJ-45) with FreeBSD 11.3R
> amd64. Which NIC (manufacturer and model) would you recommend as the most
> trouble-free and reliable?
> > Maybe some Intel?
> >
> > Robert
> >
> >
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