So my freind upgraded his network to 2.5gb and has been having trouble with pfsense and opnsense. found out it could be his realtek nic in his dell optiplex router.
any cheap 4 port 2.5gb nic’s he can try?
He can use 2 - 2 port NICs if he must.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I found a 2 port nic that should work, but I will keep looking for a 4 port