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Review on πŸ’» CalDigit Connect 10G - Thunderbolt 3/4 to 10Gbps Ethernet Adapter for Mac and PC by Mark Greenwood

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Working non-PXE NIC

I have to flag this adapter because there is no statement on their website or Amazon page that this device does not support PXE boot (FYI their docking stations are too unsupported). ). For those unfamiliar with the term, PXE is short for Preboot Execution Environment. This allows you to boot into the NIC before the operating system loads and you can install the operating system from the NIC. I contacted CalDigit about PXE support and they replied that they don't support it and that they have no plans to support it in the future. I started a project to convert my 1GBE environment to a 10GBE environment for imaging computers. Luckily this is a small environment and I only bought 4 of these CalDigit NICS. The NIC on the MDT server works fine as it doesn't need a preboot environment, but the other 3 connecting to the clients need to be used for a different purpose.

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  • Computers and accessories
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  • boring packaging