TP-Link 2.5GB PCIe Network Card (TX201) – PCIe to 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter, Supports Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7, Win Server 2022/2019/2016, Linux

I've purchased 5 of these for my Lenovo Tiny PC servers in my homelab setup as I have a Trendnet 2.5GB switch. These cards are excellent value for the money. Linux, HomeAssistant, and Windows all recognized them immediately and got them running almost instantly. Great plug-n-play solution to upgrade network speed of your devices.

Works as intended. I got over 2gbps speeds. Easy install too, not rocket science. But there was no screw with the adapter, which was unfortunate, so anyone who does not have extra screws with their pc case just know that. Stable connection too, haven't had any problems

I got FIOs and realized my main work computer was only using 1/2 my available bandwidth, so I bought this card. I am able to easily hit the 2 Gig bandwidth now that my ISP provides. I looked at other nics and this one was cheaper. I find it a good value for the money. I just plugged it into my computer and it just worked, no driver issues. Im running Ubuntu 25. I like the small form factor of the card. Seems fairly durable. I would recommend buying this again.

This card works as advertised and is so simple and quick to install. We have 1GB fiber at our house but my main computer was only getting 150MB download because I had to use a USB to ethernet adapter (ABLEWE 3-Port USB 3.0 Hub with RJ45 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter) after lighting fried my original ethernet card. The whole process of installing the TP-Link 2.5GB card from turning off the computer, installing the card, rebooting, and running a speed test was less than 5 minutes! Finally, as another reviewer noted, I did not need the driver disk, Windows 11 automatically recognized the card.

Network Card was purchased for a 13-year-old Dell XPS with a malfunctioning Ethernet port. Installing the device was quick and easy. Windows 10 detected it and installed the driver for it. I finally have constant connection to the internet again. It works great with Broadband speeds. There is no fiber internet available where I live.

Worked good for me. I have a NAS and this more than saturates the connection. My current bottleneck if the read/write speed on the drives but I tested this with a m.2 NAS and was able to get close to expected speeds Good price and super slim. My GPU leaves barely any space but it was able to fit Website was easy to find and drivers are right there. Just go on the website and download the current drivers or you will be running a 1.0 old driver that might or might not work for you

I purchased this adapter to add to my home server to increase the bandwidth available. TP-Link is a trusted name, and this device didn't disappoint. It arrived with both a tall and short slot cover and my server required the short one. This is the one issue I had with this board. One of the two screw holes on the short adapter wasn't tapped properly and wouldn't screw in, leaving the board with only one screw holding the slot cover in place. Highly annoying, but, out of sight, out of mind once the server was back in the rack. Other than the above issue, this adapter was plug and play and has worked flawlessly. It never fails to connect to my switch at full 2.5gbps speed, and I haven't experienced any transmission errors even under load. It came with a driver disk (who uses CDs these days?) but it wasn't needed. Windows 11 recognized the card immediately and it was configured before I could even get into the control panel. There isn't much more to say here. Plug it in, connect it, power it up and enjoy the more than doubled bandwidth!

Good design and performance. Uses a Realtek 8125B NIC IC. Delivers full 2.5 Gbit/s data transfer. Has status LEDs next to the Ethernet jack, which can be handy for troubleshooting. One reason I bought this vs the cheaper 2.5 gig NICs.

A beast network card from a reputable network brand! This was needed to upgrade my slow motherboard LAN, which caps out at only 980 Mbps, and my modem has a 2 Gbps plan where a faster card can make use of my bandwidth. The installation was very easy as it just plugs into the smaller PCIEX1_1 slot with no problems. As soon as you boot into Windows 11, the drivers will automatically get installed, so the internet will work a few minutes after reboot. It’s plug and play! It works so well, and I’m getting very fast 2 Gbps speeds. Faster downloads hooray!

Mi internet no es muy rápido pero se siente más estable con este adaptador de 2.5GB.

Funciona muy bien, hay que descargar e instalar drivers para que funcione bien.

Muy mala calidad!, se pierde la conectividad a cada rato!

An inexpensive way to take full advantage of my fibre internet at its fullest! Working well; no complaints!