D-Link DGE-530T 10/100/1000 Gigabit Desktop Adapter

Average customer rating: 3.0

Lasted 3 Months!
Do not get this if you're running Linux
garbage
Connection problems
Great, inexpensive gigabit card for Linux and Windows

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D-Link DGE-530T 10/100/1000 Gigabit Desktop Adapter

Manufacturer: D-Link Systems, Inc.
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B0000XKBQU

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Product Description

D-Link DGE-530T is a 10/100/1000Mbps copper Gigabit PCI card for servers and workstations. Current systems running at 10Mbps and 100Mbps can be upgraded to Gigabit Ethernet, eliminating network bottlenecks, and increasing productivity. Integrate Gigabit now and you can save time, money, and downtime because the DGE-530T will automatically detect and run at higher speeds when it becomes available.

Customer Reviews:

Lasted 3 Months!.......2007-04-25

I started having connection issues with this card about a month ago and it finally died today. I would stay away.

Do not get this if you're running Linux.......2007-03-11

Works fine on Windows XP, but does not work well with Linux. I've been using Linux for at least 10 years and compiling my own kernels for most of that time, and still had issues getting this card to run under Linux. My built in 10/100 NIC was much faster than this card would go. Ended up getting an Intel gigabit card that, of course, works with no issues. Save yourself some headaches and stay away from this card if it is destined for a Linux box.

garbage.......2007-02-04

I bought this card because I had heard it works well with linux. Well I didn't get that far with card because when it arrived it was DOA and doesn't work at all. So now I have to either pay shipping to send it back to amazon or contact dlink and try to get them to send me a replacement :(

Connection problems.......2007-01-31

I'm having the same connectivity issues as the other two reviewers (Noah and Casey). We have two servers where I installed the cards, running Windows 2003 Standard Server with SP1 and all updates; the servers are connected to 3COM gigabit switch. The connection starts just fine, but it cuts off in about 2 to 4 min of medium file traffic, and the servers become inaccessible - not even responding to pings. The card needs to be reset to restore the connection - only to drop it again in the next 3 minutes. We tested the switch to ensure it's working, and we tested the cabling, as well, - everything seemed working fine. Finally, we gave up and installed more expensive Intel 82541PI Gigabit cards. No problems since then.

Great, inexpensive gigabit card for Linux and Windows.......2007-01-31

I got this card after my on-board Gigabit adapter failed. I looked around and this was the best choice for an inexpensive Gigabit network card with Linux support. I have purchased four or five of them for my personal network and am very satisfied. I've since put in two D-Link switches, a D-Link WAP, and am looking to add VPN endpoint capabilities to my network, which will most likely be a D-Link ;)

My usage is limited to mostly the transfer of a lot of small files, but there are some occasional largish files. By upgrading my network to 1000 Mb/s (NICs, switches, and even cat5e cable), I now average ~35 MB/s for disk-bound file copies, which for me is great compared to my 100 Mb/s rate of ~5 MB/s. I am *not* a network engineer or sys admin so it's quite possible that one could achieve better/faster/higher rates.

For Linux users, the kernel module I'm using is skge under the 2.6 branch.

Highly recommended!

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