--- product_id: 2290239 title: "PRO/1000 Pt Dual Port Server Adapter" brand: "intel" price: "£53.78" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 category: "Intel" url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/2290239-pro-1000-pt-dual-port-server-adapter store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports PCIe x4/x8/x16 slot compatibility Lifetime warranty PRO/1000 Pt Dual Port Server Adapter **Brand:** intel **Price:** £53.78 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🚀 Double your network speed, halve your setup stress! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** PRO/1000 Pt Dual Port Server Adapter by intel - **How much does it cost?** £53.78 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/2290239-pro-1000-pt-dual-port-server-adapter) ## Best For - intel enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted intel brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Dual-Port Powerhouse:** Maximize connectivity with two dedicated Gigabit Ethernet ports for seamless multi-network performance. - • **Lifetime Peace of Mind:** Backed by Intel’s lifetime warranty, ensuring your investment stays protected as your network scales. - • **Plug-and-Play Simplicity:** Instant recognition across most network operating systems, including ESXi and pfSense, eliminating driver hassles. - • **Robust Intel Reliability:** Engineered to handle heavy loads and large file transfers (>4GB) without lag or hang-ups—trusted by pros worldwide. - • **Universal PCIe Compatibility:** Fits effortlessly into x4, x8, and x16 full-height PCI Express slots—flexibility that future-proofs your server setup. ## Overview The Intel PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter delivers dual Gigabit Ethernet connectivity via PCI Express slots (x4, x8, x16), ensuring dedicated bandwidth per port for high-performance networking. Compatible with most network operating systems, including ESXi and pfSense, it offers plug-and-play ease and robust reliability for demanding server environments. With a lifetime warranty and a compact form factor, it’s the go-to choice for professionals seeking scalable, hassle-free network expansion. ## Description Conserve valuable PCI Express (PCIe) server slots while adding multi-port Gigabit Ethernet capability with the Intel PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter. The dedicated input/output (I/O) bandwidth of PCIe ensures priority performance on each port, without bus sharing, for Gigabit Ethernet connectivity in Category-5 networks. Review: Great for ESXi - I also built an ESXi-5 based server. A successful ESXi server just about requires Intel NICs (Network Interface Card), otherwise you're likely to be jumping through all sorts of esoteric ESXi installation hoops, which is not my cup of tea. My motherboard (an Intel BOXDG43GT LGA) has an embedded Intel NIC and I needed a couple more network ports. This dual-port NIC is cost-effective, and ESXi recognized it immediately and transparently. I didn't have to do anything except plug the card in and turn the machine back on, yielding a total of three NIC ports instead of just the one. In my opinion, Intel NICs are the best NICs on the market, being robust, fast, reliable, and they can handle heavy loads and large file-transfers (> 4GB) without getting stuck/hung; something that many other brands have trouble with. If you don't have an Intel NIC, try it yourself - move a 10GB file across your LAN and see if it doesn't hang or greatly slow-down. If you have another brand of NIC, you may be disappointed by the results. For this reason alone, I highly recommend Intel NICs, whether it's this particular card, or some other NIC by Intel. In fact, when I buy motherboards, I always try to find one where the embedded NIC is by Intel, regardless of ESXi or not. Review: Awesome network card for pfSense - This card is awesome. I installed it into my pfSense router and it was recognized right away without installing any special drivers. The performance is rock solid and I couldn't ask for a better card. The seller I purchased from was AMTECH. They were great and very fast shipping this card to my door. This card ships with the standard height bracket and I needed the low profile version for my rack mount case. I contacted AMTECH and asked about the low profile bracket and they replied back later in the day and told me they'd send me the low profile bracket at not extra cost. That was really cool of them and saved me the trouble of having to research and find just the low profile bracket elsewhere. At 42 dollars this card is a steal. I see it retailing on other sites for a lot more. I'll be buying more of these cards to install in my other machines and run nic teaming later. Great card! Great Price! and Great service from AMTECH. ## Features - Product Type - Adapter - Warranty - Lifetime - Compatible with x4, x8, and x16 full-height PCI Express slots - Support for most network operating systems (NOS) - - Compatible with x4, x8, and x16 full-height PCI Express slots - - Support for most network operating systems (NOS) ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B000BMZHX2 | | Best Sellers Rank | #436 in Internal Computer Networking Cards | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (420) | | Date First Available | October 3, 2005 | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Item Weight | 7 ounces | | Item model number | EXPI9402PT | | Language | English | | Manufacturer | Intel | | National Stock Number | 5998-01-573-5335 | | Product Dimensions | 4.72 x 0.85 x 5.1 inches | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Intel - **Color:** multicolor - **Compatible Devices:** Desktop - **Data Link Protocol:** Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet - **Data Transfer Rate:** 1000 Megabits Per Second - **Global Trade Identification Number:** 00635145507451 - **Hardware Interface:** Ethernet - **Item Weight:** 0.2 Kilograms - **Manufacturer:** Intel - **UPC:** 735858175340 635145507451 803982782786 675900670648 777787419812 ## Images ![PRO/1000 Pt Dual Port Server Adapter - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61RTwtXudxL.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: The card shipped to me wasn't an Intel PRO/1000, it was an IBM D56146-003, and is not recognized during the ESXi installation. Any suggestions?** A: What's the chipset of the card? According to this page from VMware, your card may not be supported out-of-the-box on a clean install. Mine is 82571EB which is deprecated. Link: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2056935 **Q: So if I am putting this in a NAS build what exactly will this do for me?** A: These all assume your switch has the feature list to support these functions. These are likely the most frequently used features.Jumbo Frames. Up to 9238 bytes per packet. More bits, less overhead with large transfers. Switch and all connected adapters should support jumbo frames. Frame size is negotiated to the lowest common denominator so if your desktop NIC doesn't support jumbo frames the best you'll get is 1500 bytes per packet. Most desktop NICs, particularly RealTek do not support jumbo frames or only support 4k frames. While this isn't a deal breaker the more common size is 9k which does make significantly more difference than 4k frames. Either way, unless you're moving large files you're not likely to notice. In my home lab the difference in throughput for a backup job is around 300Mbps for a 1500 byte frame vs. 800Mbps for a 9k frame. The limit becomes how quickly my NAS can process the packets and write to disk.Link Aggregation (LAGG) - Load balancing traffic across multiple ports to increase available bandwidth. YOUR SWITCH MUST SUPPORT LAGG. If your switch does not support LAGG it will likely just shut both ports down. Check for LACP support on your switch. The average desktop switch does NOT support LACP. Useful if multiple high demand endpoints are transferring large payloads at the same time. Distributed virtualization platforms often depend on having more bandwidth than a single NIC can handle.Redundancy. Either Active-Passive or Active-Active redundancy. Similar to LAGG, this feature must be supported by your switch since the MAC address is usually leveraged to provide seamless transition from the active to fail-over NIC in the event of a failure. **Q: Does this come with the low profile adapter for 2U rackmount cases?** A: Just to add to the confusion, mine did not come with a low profile adapter. So don't bet on it. **Q: Will this work in desktop class hardware that is being used for and ESXi test lab?** A: I am currently using 9 of these across 3 HP DL380 G7/G8 servers running vSphere 5.1. These should work fine for an ESXi lab. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for ESXi *by J***S on July 11, 2013* I also built an ESXi-5 based server. A successful ESXi server just about requires Intel NICs (Network Interface Card), otherwise you're likely to be jumping through all sorts of esoteric ESXi installation hoops, which is not my cup of tea. My motherboard (an Intel BOXDG43GT LGA) has an embedded Intel NIC and I needed a couple more network ports. This dual-port NIC is cost-effective, and ESXi recognized it immediately and transparently. I didn't have to do anything except plug the card in and turn the machine back on, yielding a total of three NIC ports instead of just the one. In my opinion, Intel NICs are the best NICs on the market, being robust, fast, reliable, and they can handle heavy loads and large file-transfers (> 4GB) without getting stuck/hung; something that many other brands have trouble with. If you don't have an Intel NIC, try it yourself - move a 10GB file across your LAN and see if it doesn't hang or greatly slow-down. If you have another brand of NIC, you may be disappointed by the results. For this reason alone, I highly recommend Intel NICs, whether it's this particular card, or some other NIC by Intel. In fact, when I buy motherboards, I always try to find one where the embedded NIC is by Intel, regardless of ESXi or not. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Awesome network card for pfSense *by A***3 on February 6, 2014* This card is awesome. I installed it into my pfSense router and it was recognized right away without installing any special drivers. The performance is rock solid and I couldn't ask for a better card. The seller I purchased from was AMTECH. They were great and very fast shipping this card to my door. This card ships with the standard height bracket and I needed the low profile version for my rack mount case. I contacted AMTECH and asked about the low profile bracket and they replied back later in the day and told me they'd send me the low profile bracket at not extra cost. That was really cool of them and saved me the trouble of having to research and find just the low profile bracket elsewhere. At 42 dollars this card is a steal. I see it retailing on other sites for a lot more. I'll be buying more of these cards to install in my other machines and run nic teaming later. Great card! Great Price! and Great service from AMTECH. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works, but need to play tricks with the driver *by G***N on February 19, 2014* This was installed on a Windows Server 2012 R2 machine. The installation went OK, but it caused a boot agent failure warning during the computer start-up. The computer would eventually boot up, but this was not an ideal condition. Obviously, the driver and firmware were too old. Thanks to the information provided by another reviewer Blair Fritz, I manually installed the latest Intel driver for i350-T2 (which is listed as incompatible, but you go ahead and do it anyway), and the problem was fixed. But that was a lot of trouble. Had I known Blair's information beforehand, it could have taken less than 15 min. But in reality it took me hours, because I had no idea what was going on in the beginning. From discovering the problem, diagnosing, searching and discovering a solution, to finally fixing the problem, it was a lot of work. To me, it kind of defeated the savings on this cheap card. But that was on a Windows server. It is likely that you might not have the same problem on a desktop environment. (But why would one need a dual port card on a desktop?) If you are prepared for what you're getting, and know exactly what you're going to do, this is a great deal. Otherwise, stick with the more expensive and supported Intel version. ## Frequently Bought Together - Intel PRO/1000 Pt Dual Port Server Adapter - Samsung 870 EVO SATA III SSD 1TB 2.5” Internal Solid State Drive, Upgrade PC or Laptop Memory and Storage for IT Pros, Creators, Everyday Users, MZ-77E1T0B/AM - Intel PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/2290239-pro-1000-pt-dual-port-server-adapter](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/2290239-pro-1000-pt-dual-port-server-adapter) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-19*