This is where Auto MDI-X and Auto Negotiation support is beneficial for individuals looking for a plug-and-play network adapter to install into a Windows 10 PC. Just like most of the modern Ethernet adapter cards used in todays networking environment, the TP-Link TG-3468 network adapter handles a majority of automatic configuration in order to take the manual work for those that are not experts in setting up hard-wired connections through the command prompt or CLI used in Cisco devices.
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It also supports Ubuntu Linux OS which will automatically recognize this NIC on the spot since this adapter uses the same Realtek r8169 chipset and driver that is considered a distributed kernel to broaden hardware support including the same chipset supported with Ubuntu Linux. Universally, this adapter solidly supports both the 32-bit/64-bit Windows 10 operating systems (also Windows 7 all the way back to Windows XP despite these OS versions being already retired) despite not having a device driver available for this operating system until after April 2016 TP-Link TG-3468 Network Adapter SpecificationsĪ Gigabit type of Ethernet network interface card (NIC), the TP-Link (TG-3468) v3 Network Adapter supports a connection up to a 1000 megabits per second (or a 1,000,000,000 bits) if a Cat6a Ethernet cable is used from the router to this NIC.
Learn more specs in the TP-Link (TG-3468) Network Adapter review and how it differs from ethernet adapters found on a motherboard including MSI motherboards found potentially on a custom-built gaming PC.
Network redundancy is always a great idea from the hardware side of a PC since an Ethernet adapter integrated from the motherboard may be less trustworthy in terms of power usage that affect network performance on the long run.