TP-Link TG-3468 Gigabit PCI Express Network Adapter, 32-bit PCIe interface Ethernet Network Card, Supports Operating Systems Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP, Low-Profile Bracket

Great option if your motherboard’s Ethernet port no longer works, provides fast speeds and a stable connection. Super easy installation - I didn’t need to install drivers either as my pc is running windows 11.

Having read most of the reviews for this card, I decided to go with the majority and bought one. Received in the post (with no unnecessary packaging) after a couple of days, under the free postage option. Installing the card took no time at all - backplate out, card in. Booted up XP Home, it found the new device and then, when it said 'If this device came with a CD - insert now' I did. XP found the driver, installed it, and pronounced my new device ready for use. A look in 'Network Connections' confirmed this. I went into Device Manager and uninstalled the failed on-board ethernet port (which I had not been able to do before the new card was fitted). The 'Auto-Negotiation' part of the card is what threw some of the reviewers, I think. One bright reviewer flagged the ability to interrupt the boot-up and configure the card to your own preference, which should solve the 'it wouldn't do anything' problem. Anyway, my personal preference is not to be permanently on line. Pasting a shortcut to the 'Local Area Connection' in 'Network Connections' onto the 'Quick Start' bar, gave me the control I want. Left click the shortcut icon to connect to the network/internet, right click on the icon and choose 'disable' to disconnect - what could be simpler! Open the Local Area Network Connection properties and tick the 'show icon in the task bar when connected' and you can easily see your current status at a glance. The ethernet card performed, and still does, superbly - and my wife was happy again. After all, the PC is hers. Mine runs Win7, with the same connection control in place.

This is a pretty good network card slightly let down by the driver CD which has no automatic install . On Windows 7 certainly the device driver has to be installed, maybe Windows 10 would do this automatically. Being an IT professional and used to installing device drivers I had no problem. It is reasonably easy if you know how to get to the control panel, the open the system Applet and use device manager to find your new card which will have a yellow question mark by it. Pop the supplied CD into your PC's DVD drive then right click on the device in device manager. Choose browse my PC and navigate to the directory for your card the TG-3468, this information is printed on both ends of the box. Click OK and the driver will install automatically. Once installed the card worked perfectly on our system. Ours is a 1 Gb/s network and the card automatically set itself for 1 Gb/s. This is a 1 bit wide PCIe card but you can put it in any slot, in our PC all the slots were 16 bits wide and the card worked fine in one of them. You are supplied with a half height bracket which you will need to fit if yours is a small form factor case, ours was not so the full height bracket already fitted was perfect.

I've had a problem with my motherboard network connection for a while now, it just wasn't working and despite looking around the web non of the solutions I tried worked. I've been using WiFi for a while but while it's fine for general browsing it's not very good when I want to move large files around my network. This card works brilliantly, it comes with the standard sized plate attached and a smaller plate is included in the box. Installation took less than 5 minutes, I plugged it into a spare port and when I loaded Windows 10 it was up and running right away. I connect to my router via some TP Link Powerline Adapters and I'm getting great speeds with this card, much faster than my WiFi connection. Given the low cost I wish I'd purchased this sooner instead of hobbling along with WiFi!

I'm using this on a Windows 7 Professional 64-bit PC. I couldn't use the port on my motherboard so just bought one that was good enough from the present reviews. Hardware installation was easy and straightforward, turned on PC, took about 30 seconds to get connected after logging on. Got it working in under 10 minutes from opening the parcel. Came with a small guide and an installation CD. The claimed complient OS are: Windows: 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, 7 Linux Novell (When I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 on it, I'll update this review. Came in strong anti-static bag, which is considerably stronger than the ones I've been getting from the Seagate 3.5 drives recently. The only nag is that the ethernet clip preventing accidental disengagements, is facing upwards when connected to the network card. This is a problem for me and perhaps to others is that the PCIE x1 slot is the first and most upper slot on the motherboard. The access to the card slots are indented by 1cm to the rest of the rear of the PC case. Proving difficult removing the cable and you're trying to get a finger between the clip and the underside of the card slot enclosure-type. And if your PC is low down from your position, you're unable to see the flashing LEDs of their activity. Besides the physical complications for me, I'd recommend this to Windows 7 users, due to the fluidity of installiation. I saw that the 3 reviews giving this 1* did not state their OS.

Works as described, plug and play. Immediately recognized by Windows 11 and working at full speed (1 Gbit/s).

Nachdem ich ständig Probleme mit meiner integrierten Netzwerkkarte auf meinem Gaming-Mainboard hatte, entschied ich mich für den TP-Link Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter (TG-3468) - und ich wurde nicht enttäuscht. Die Installation des Netzwerkadapters war ein Kinderspiel. Dank des 32-Bit PCIe-Interfaces konnte ich ihn problemlos in meinen Computer einbauen. Die mitgelieferte Low-Profile-Halterung ermöglichte es mir sogar, den Adapter in meinem platzbeschränkten Gehäuse zu verwenden. Seitdem ich den TP-Link Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter verwende, sind alle meine Verbindungsprobleme verschwunden. Die Verbindung ist stabil und zuverlässig, und ich genieße jetzt unterbrechungsfreies Gaming und schnelle Downloads. Der Adapter unterstützt verschiedene Betriebssysteme, einschließlich Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP, was für eine breite Kompatibilität sorgt. Die Gigabit-Geschwindigkeit dieses Adapters ermöglicht eine ultraschnelle Datenübertragung. Ich habe eine deutliche Verbesserung meiner Internetgeschwindigkeit und eine reibungslose Nutzung meiner Netzwerkdienste festgestellt. Die TP-Link-Marke steht für Qualität und Zuverlässigkeit, und der Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter ist da keine Ausnahme. Ich kann diesen Netzwerkadapter jedem empfehlen, der nach einer stabilen und leistungsfähigen Verbindung sucht. Er hat meine Erwartungen übertroffen und ist eine Investition, die sich definitiv gelohnt hat.

Needed an additional network card for a PC used for security (Dell Optiplex desktop). This one comes with a full size and a half size bracket (I needed the half size to fit the case and PCI express). Changed the bracket, installed and worked first time without issue.

Bought this to revive an older desktop that had a flaky onboard NIC. Plugged it in, booted into Windows 10 — detected instantly, no driver needed. Ethernet came up at full gigabit speed and it's been rock solid since. No weird compatibility issues, no disconnects, no driver hunting — just clean, stable performance. I’ve tested sustained transfers over LAN and this card keeps up no problem. Also appreciate that it comes with both full-height and low-profile brackets. I used the full-height one, but it’s nice that it’s not an afterthought. Honestly, for the price, there’s no reason to mess around with Realtek garbage from no-name brands. TP-Link nailed it. It does exactly what it says, quietly and reliably. Would absolutely buy again if I needed more.

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