The 4-Port PCIe Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card from StarTech provides four Gigabit Ethernet ports and is fully compatible with IEEE 802.3/u/ab standards. Suitable for any PCIe x4 enabled client, server, or workstation, the adapter card supports high performance 4-channel networking and maximum data transfer speeds of up to 1000 Mb/s in each direction (2000 Mb/s total), which is up to ten times faster than 10/100 Ethernet.
The adapter card is compatible with a broad range of operating systems, including Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, Server 2003, Server 2008 R2, Windows CE (4.2/ 5.0), and Linux (Redhat Enterprise, SCO, FreeBSD, and more). It is suitable for many Server Message Block (SMB) and Enterprise applications.Four independent 10/100/1000 RJ-45 Ethernet ports
Jumbo frame support
Fully compliant with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, and IEEE 802.3ab
Support for IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging and IEEE 802.1P Layer 2 priority encoding
Crossover detection and auto-correction (auto MDIX)
Microsoft NDIS5 checksum offload (IP, TCP, UDP) and large send offload support
On-chip 48KB transmit/receive buffer
Wake-on-LAN and remote wake-up support
Supports full duplex flow control (IEEE 802.3x)
Supports pair swap/polarity/skew correction
PCIe base specification 1.1 compliant
Supports PCI Message Signaled Interrupt (MSI)
Auto-sensing, self-configuring 10/100/1000 Mb/s performance
Applications
Specially designed for any slot-constrained desktop PC clients, servers, and workstations with an available PCIe slot
Ideal for virtualized environments that require multiple shared or dedicated NICs
Provides redundant connectivity to ensure an uninterrupted network connection