Yes, I saw that option made by Commel. Unfortunately there are 4 issues I have with that card.
1. It's over $100 and the only difference between the $20 options is it has an intel chipset 2. There is little to no documentation on the product or reports from people getting them working with their products 3. It's proprietary board that after talking to the tech sales, it is known to work with Commel mobos and has had issues with other manufacturers. If you look in my original post, I don't have a Commel board, it's an Intel. 4. Add to it that if it does not work with my board, there are no refunds or returns. Don't feel like being out $100+shipping on a hunch. Lose/Lose on that option. Thank you for the condescending answer. Much appreciated. I expect that vibe on a linux mailing list, not here. Thanks to the other contributors that were polite and actually attempting to be helpful. On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 5:12 AM, Christian Weisgerber <na...@mips.inka.de> wrote: > On 2015-05-20, Armin Tanzarian <atanzari...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > The other option is to use the onboard PCI Express Mini slot (it's > > horizontally flush with mobo) and maybe run some sort of extender off of > > there. But I can't find any. I definately can't find any intel nics that > > would fit the bill. Definately want to keep this a Intel NIC only box. > > I wonder if they make any NICs in PCI Express Mini Card format. > Let me google that... > Yes, they do. Well, that one uses a Realtek chip. > > I wonder if they make any Intel-based ones? > Let me google that... > Yes, they do, e.g. > http://www.bvm.co.uk/ProductCategory.asp?fdCategoryId=719 > > You'll still need to cut a hole into your case and mount the RJ45 > jack there. > > -- > Christian "naddy" Weisgerber na...@mips.inka.de
