The connection between the computer and the external LAN is to insert a network interface board in the main chassis, this network interface board is referred to as the Ethernet card. With the development of technology, the performance of network card is also constantly upgrading, so there are many Ethernet cards made by different brands appeared, Intel card is one of them, and it is actually a brand of network card.

What is the Intel Ethernet Card?

Intel card is a one of the most well-known brands of Ethernet card, and famous for variety of models, stable performance which widely used in enterprises, Internet cafes, servers, desktops and other places and has become the important media interface for data transmission. The transmission rate of Intel Ethernet card from 100M to 10G, can significantly improve the performance of the server network and to solve the bottleneck of network transmission.

Classification of Intel Ethernet Card

Classified by slot

Slot is also known as bus type, Intel card currently has three slot types: PCI slot, PCI-X slot, PCI-E slot. Now the most popular is the PCI-E slot.

Classified by interface

From the interface type of view, Intel Ethernet card is mainly divided into two types, one is the RJ-45 interface, which is often said that the copper interface, the other is optical interface.

Classified by transmission rate

From the perspective of the transmission rate, there are 3 types of rate: Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet, and there are 3 transfer ways of Intel Ethernet card which includes: self-adaptive rate, fixed rate and double rate. 

Classified by operating environment

In terms of operating environment, Intel Ethernet card can be used in server, desktop, industrial computer, machine vision, Internet cafes, etc. 

Models of Intel Ethernet card