There is an issue with this network card and Linux, I have filled a bug report (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1788730), and found this other one for FreeBSD (https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/n...rk-card.57734/) which was solved in 2016. Please be sure to read this before purchase.
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TP-LINK TG-3468: A $12 Linux PCI-E Gigabit Network Adapter
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As of 2019-10-03 the TP-Link TG-3468 card being sold on Amazon (using the original link at the beginning of this thread) appears as the following:
Code:01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] (rev 06)
4.9.0-11-amd64 4.9.189-3+deb9u1:
Code:# dmesg|grep r816 [ 2.967680] r8169 Gigabit Ethernet driver 2.3LK-NAPI loaded [ 2.968640] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: RTL8168e/8111e at 0xffffb3470064d000, 34:e8:94:d7:b3:ee, XID 0c200000 IRQ 27 [ 2.968645] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: jumbo features [frames: 9200 bytes, tx checksumming: ko] # ethtool eth2 Settings for eth2: Supported ports: [ TP MII ] Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full Supported pause frame use: No Supports auto-negotiation: Yes Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full Advertised pause frame use: Symmetric Receive-only Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes Speed: 10Mb/s Duplex: Half Port: MII PHYAD: 0 Transceiver: internal Auto-negotiation: on Supports Wake-on: pumbg Wake-on: g Current message level: 0x00000033 (51) drv probe ifdown ifup Link detected: no
4.19.0-0.bpo.6-amd64 4.19.67-2~bpo9+1:
Code:# dmesg|grep r816 [ 6.061836] libphy: r8169: probed [ 6.066177] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: RTL8168e/8111e, 34:e8:94:d7:be:bd, XID 2c200000, IRQ 27 [ 6.074782] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: jumbo features [frames: 9200 bytes, tx checksumming: ko] # ethtool eth2 Settings for eth2: Cannot get device settings: No such device Supports Wake-on: pumbg Wake-on: g Current message level: 0x00000033 (51) drv probe ifdown ifup Link detected: no
The box I received looks like the current box on the Amazon images.
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