TP-Link 10GB PCIe Network Card (TX401)-PCIe to 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter,Supports Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7, Servers 2019/2016/2012 R2, and Linux, Including a CAT6A Cable

Worked fine. My 8 years old Desktop computer(Dell XPS 8930 had one issue - it's RJ45 port stopped working for the last 6 months for no good reasons). Desktop has wifi card on the motherboard but wifi is bit slow and I really wanted faster internet speed for work. I was using USB ethernet adapter for better reliability but speed was very slow. My entire home has LAN/Ethernet ports(so really wanted to take advantage of it). This card worked as a charm. Zero issues in terms of installing it. No need to install any drivers in Windows 11 Pro. Working fine.

Worked great with my Windows 11 computer. I did download the drivers before installing in case I needed them. Glad I did. It has been working great ever since I installed in my computer. Highly recommend.

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.

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.

Dropped this card into my Unraid server and it worked right out of the box—no drivers needed, no extra setup. Unraid picked it up immediately, and I was up and running in minutes.I’m using Frontier’s 7 Gbps fiber service, and this card handles it without breaking a sweat. I’m seeing consistent multi-gig speeds and super fast file transfers across my network.

Thank you, working great.

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.

I bought TP-Link's 10gbe (TX401) card on sale after having Google Fiber 8gbit internet installed at my house. I also have a TP-Link AX16000 router, and multiple TP-Link switches. Until this card, I had nothing but great things to say about the value or 'bang for buck' of their products. Still no major issues with their brand, just steer clear of this card.My Win11 gaming machine kept randomly dropping connection under various load. Sometimes 1gbps, sometimes 6gbps. I didn't try it in my NAS so I can't comment.I had an extra Intel X540-T2 in my stash so I decided to put that in and give it a rip. Works flawlessly so I am returning this TP-Link 10gbe card. I tried various cables, drivers, settings, and all sorts of stuff to try to get it to work. Ultimately if it drops at random, it's useless. I was hoping to purchase a few more of these for our other machines in the house to remove my reliance on eBay 'Genuine' Intel cards.Other interesting behavior: it gets really, really hot. I suppose that's not surprising but I am concerned it doesn't have a fan on it to keep itself cool. I rigged up a 140mm fan near it and that seemed to cool it down quite a bit, but it didn't solve my issues.Aside from random drops, the performance copying files from my NAS was incredibly strange. My NAS also has an Intel X540-T2 and using my motherboard's built-in 2.5gbe (also Intel) NIC, I was able to get ~260-270MBps copying files over SMB. The TP-Link was all over the place: sometimes 10MBps, sometimes 200MBps. At random it seemed to do 800MBps with no real reason I could determine. This was between two Samsung 980 Pros on either end, so no caching/overhead shenanigans in theory.I'd be happy with this product if it was simply plug and play and didn't drop connection - even if it couldn't actually handle 10gbit sustained. I rarely see over 3-4gbit with Google Fiber (real world, not speed test) and my NAS drives top out at just under 900MBps anyway.