Silicom PEG416-RoHS V:1.5 Quad-Port PCIe Network Adapter Card "Q6D" For Sale
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The Silicom PEG416-RoHS V:1.5 "Q6D" is a discontinued, legacy Quad-Port Copper Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (PCIe) Server Adapter Card. It was primarily manufactured for enterprise servers, firewalls, and high-end network appliances requiring multiple dedicated physical LAN ports.Key Technical Specifications
Interface: PCI Express x8 slot form factor.
Port Count: 4 physical network ports.
Connection Type: RJ-45 copper connectors.
Network Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet) per port.
Controller Base: Built on reliable Intel-based controller architecture (typically the Intel 82576 or similar generation MAC+PHY chipsets).
Traffic Teaming: Supports network fault-tolerance and failover capability through teaming. If one port fails, traffic is automatically routed to another active port on the card without losing connection.
Low CPU Utilization: Employs deep packet buffers and hardware offloading (such as TCP/UDP checksum calculations and segmentation offloads) to reduce the system's processor overhead.
VLAN & Virtualization Support: Features standard 802.1q VLAN tagging and priority queuing capabilities.
Operating System Support: Highly compatible with legacy versions of Windows Server, Linux distributions, FreeBSD, and VMware virtualization platforms.
Identification Codes & ContextThe "V:1.5" designation represents the specific hardware revision printed on the physical circuit board, while phrases like "Q6D" or "P6D" are manufacturing batch markers or layout codes frequently found on the labels of pull-tested enterprise hardware.This card is highly popular in the secondary market for budget-friendly homelab builds, multi-WAN custom firewalls (such as pfSense or OPNsense), and localized server virtualization.
