Author: jameson
Subject: X99M Extreme4 - Which LAN port to use?
Posted: 11 Apr 2016 at 7:03am
Subject: X99M Extreme4 - Which LAN port to use?
Posted: 11 Apr 2016 at 7:03am
 thegreywizard wrote:Intel® Gigabit LAN + Qualcomm® Atheros® Gigabit LAN Which one should I use and why? |
The Intel NIC, I would say is by far the more widely respected option, as you look around the internet. The one you have is an Intel I218V . From my perspective, these chips are supported in the e1000 series drivers on Linux and they are fuss-free, and perform reliably and with good stability out of box in most any Linux distro.
Personally I would only use the Qualcomm AR8171 part on that motherboard if and when I needed a second LAN jack, for functional/practical reasons.
Teaming won't actually get you 2.0Gbps, it'll get you 2 x 1.0Gbps links that can be load balanced. Overall it's not worth the added complexity unless you're doing kind of hardcore / server type stuff. In which case I would just recommend investing in 10Gbps NICs instead. Look for two used ones on eBay and run a point-to-point link with another system. That'll save you the cost of a 10Gbe switch.