Dedicated NIC Card

[lupi]

Looks like my motherboard lan port decided to bite the bullet so now I'm looking at a dedicated card to restore network access. Haven't bought a dedicated card in years, so what should I be looking at?

 

[Elixer]

If you want something solid, go with a intel NIC, though, you do pay a premium for that, but, I haven't had one fail on me yet.
If this is a temp solution, then, I would just get whatever, then spend the extra $$$ on a new mobo.

BTW, are you sure the onboard NIC is dead? Did you try with a bootable linux distro, just to see it isn't something like a driver issue?

 

[lupi]

Windows reports the adapter/software is fine, just says plug in cable and not getting any lights at the port.

Looked at amazon, can get a cheap card for about 10 and an intel one at 27.

 

[lupi]

Have a ubuntu usb in now, still can't get the network up.

On a just cause whim, I actually loaded the prime now app and in a quite humorous way, found that I can get that intel card at my door in about 2 hours. For the extra $5, thinking of doing that since I kinda use this computer daily and I just want to see how it goes.

 

[Arcanedeath]

I'd also second an Intel NIC

 

[MustISO]

I've used these and they work fine:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704060

I've used these as well:
http://www.amazon.com/Realtek-RTL8111C-Ethernet-Interface-SOFTWARE/dp/B007MWYCG2

 

[nerp]

Intel NIC.

 

[lupi]

As noted here, http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2464384, did a little experiment. After first boot, had network connection showing on my local switch while BIOS screen was up so everything working now.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Intel without question

 

[Vincent]

If you don't mind waiting you can get used Intel NICs on eBay for $10. Some of the HP enterprise gigabit NICs use Intel chips.