TP-Link 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express Network Card (TG-3468), PCIE Network Adapter, Network Card, Ethernet Card for PC, Win10/11 supported

Purchased this PCI adapter because the NIC (INTEL I225-V) on my motherboard is a piece of garbage (im not the only one), and didn't want to replace the whole motherboard with a different one. The i225-v wont negotiate 1Gbps with the router. Installation was fairly simple, booted, and connected right away with the correct duplex speed.

Wow, I built a pc back in the early 2000's. It still works! It has Windows XP. I installed this gigabit card because the pc has games on it that I can play with a local network LAN party. Some of my other pc's have the games but are newer. Old but still newer running windows 10. So, after installation of this gigabit card to the pcie-1 slot windows xp detected it. I put in the cd provided and it installed no problem. Pc's back then had a CD player lol. I actually installed two on this pc for burning purposes. However here's the limitation. Windows xp can't access the internet. It's blocked. So I can do a Google search but can't open any of the search findings. However for local networking you are good to go.

Works well and is a good value.

Is a great card and works great on Windows 10. Unfortunately, does not work on Windows 11 and would blue screen of death on a windows upgrade or clean install.

All good. Working as expected.

TP-Link manufactures quality networking gear. Over recent years, I have relied on a TP-Link modem and I currently running TWO TP-Link routers, one as a 'root' router, the other as an 'extender/bridge' router. Always rock-solid and reliable. (I retired the TP-Link modem only because TP-Link does not manufacture a stand-alone DOCSIS 3.1 modem.)Note that there has been, over the years, four versions/itinerations of this (1 Gigabit PCI-Express) card. Sold and shipped by Amazon, I received Version 4.6 of the card. So Amazon is selling (direct) and shipping current stock. You can check the version of the card by looking at the label on the outside of the box … or at the sticker on the card. Oddly, the MAC address is not given on either the box or the card; if you need it, you will have to snag it out of your router's DHCP list.Installation into a WinXP SP3 w/ circa-2007 Intel mobo was quick and straightforward:All the drivers come in the box on a mini-CD but to be sure I would be current, I instead downloaded the most current Version 4 XP drivers from the TP-Link support webpage for the card. That was a .ZIP file; I extracted all the files into a temporary folder. Powered down the computer. Snapped the card into a vacant PCI-Express x 1 slot on the mobo. Powered back up and got the "Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard" pop-up. The XP driver install instructions provided by TP-Link (at their website) were very close, but not entirely 100% spot-on; if I recall correctly, from the pop-up I followed the path:InstallFromAListOrSpecificLocationDon'tSearchIWillChooseTheDriverToInstallHardwareType (choose NetworkAdapter)Don't bother to choose a specific adapter from the given list, instead click onHaveDisk, then Browse (to the .inf file in the temporary folder), then Open it.Click on OK. Ignore incorrect driver warnings and click ContinueAnyway.(I think the warning is being 'thrown' by the fact that the TP-Link card is built on a Realtek chip & drivers.)Bam! Device and drivers installed. Device is named 'TP-Link Gigabit PCI Express Adapter.' The three needed driver files were dropped into the Windows/System32 folder. Swapped the Ethernet cable onto the card. Opened ControlPanel/NetworkConnections. Disabled the mobo Ethernet port, renamed it 'Mobo Ethernet.' Enabled the TP-Link Ethernet port, renamed it 'TP-Link Ethernet.' Deleted the temporary folder. Rebooted the router, just to be sure. Up and running !!I didn't pick up the download speed improvement I was hoping for, but I've definitely excluded the Ethernet port as a speed constraint. (Paying for 1Gb, pulling 220Mb … time to get a techie out here to test the speed at the coax connector!)In any case, this card is very inexpensive … and it is also a quick, easy solution under XP and older mobos.

Fixed erratic comm problem

No complaints. Ordered this as a secondary network connection for a server PC. Easy install (as expected). Did not need to download drivers as it is compatible with preinstalled driver library. Works well and delivers great speed and signal strength.