Can a 4 port NIC be added to this item? What would be the cost? How would I go about ordering the NIC with the item?
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Yes it is possible to add a quad port gigabit NIC to this system. The cost varies, but should be around $95 to $100. The part number you would need is 0YT674 or simply YT674. This would install into a PCI-e slot in the server.
219764
Hi Stan. We agree to the other users. This is a wired switch and you can add this to your network if you want to have more wired devices.
521185
This is an AC Nic card it will work Win& should have the drivers I use it in Windows 8 and the drivers came right up. Also even though the name is Azurewave its really a Broadcom base Nic... Azurewave AW-CE123H 802.11ac/nbg WiFi+BT Broadcom BCM4352 867Mbps
1444189
Yes it should be able run this quad NIC in windows 7, I have it in my win 7 ultimate 64 bit I use my desktop as a VM server when running my labs. It should do just fine for media streaming since you can link all ports in LAGP but you won't have the desired performance if your switch that your system is connected to does not support link aggregation. This NIC is intended for VM server use and SAN use for VM data storage so media streaming will not be a problem.
1254164
There are jumpers on the board to configure any combination of two active ports. So yes, you can have one of each.
1204730
Absolutely. You can do it all on one port and add a switch, or use all the of ports. That's the whole benefit of a real switch/router.
606007
I could only use it one port at a time, even though there were 2 clients connected to 2 ports. The first client to be turned on would connect to Internet OK, the second client could NOT connect to Internet, and viceversa, if the second client was turned on first it would connect to Internet OK, however the first client would NOT be able to connect to Internet. I could never have both clients on and connected successfully to Internet, I ended up returning the switch.
2035159
These are smart switches to do some light management of the ports, but it does not perform as a DHCP server. Some of the multi-thousand dollar Cisco switches will, but I don't know what good that would do in a smaller environment where you typically need a router anyway to get traffic to the internet.
2005292
The power supply that comes with it is rated at 2.5 amps, so I would say that if the total draw is less then 2.5 amps then you would be good. The max you are supposed to draw per port is 0.5 amps, so times 4 would be 2.0 amps. It'll probably work even if all four on at the same time.
1743781
If you don't have a free port, then you will need a network switch to expand the number of ports you can plug into. I personally picked up this one: Netgear GS105NA Prosafe 5-Port Gigabit Switch Good luck.
1398458
These have a built in router that can be shut on or off. If you need more than the one port you would need a switch. This type of set up would require a little bit of networking know-how. I would call your local computer shop or IT guy, you could also Google how other people set them up.
1640653
On a fresh install I had no problem installing 4 of these into my Esxi 5 install. After booting up my machine again, the cards just showed up as additional nics that I could add to my current VMs. There might be a motherboard issue. I have heard that some people have to disable their motherboard Nic to get additional ones working.
1006757
Hi I am suing this with my MAC bookPRo and Surf 2.. without any issues. You should have no problem geting 4 additional ports. The picture is showing 3 but actually there are 4 ports. I am always super loading all the ports and this thing just works and works and works. Good luck
484094
Two NICS, two power supplies. I have seen them up to 16GB, don't know what is max config.
1201896
Hi I could not find anything on your PC as far as what open ports are available to add cards use this site to compare what you have available and match it with the wireless card http://networking.ringofsaturn.com/PC/slottypes.php. It may be a PCI-e 16 or a pci-e 1
2081191
The answer is no. This card is designed to replace an older 100 mbs network card or to add in a new system. There is no way that two (2) of these cards could be linked together in order to operate as a single network card. If you install two (2) of these cards on your system, you will have the choice to use one or the other. That is one possibility. The other is that the two cards may conflict will each other making it impossible to access the internet.
822080
Neither is compatible (at least not even kinda easily). But it's a desktop, so you should be wired anyway for internet. (The wired NIC is compatible.) But yes - if you want either you'll need separate cards.