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The right network card to run pfsense in a ESXi virtual machine on a dell T20. Intel E1G44ETBLK?

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I'm looking for a cost effective NIC card that will support pfsense running in a virtual machine on an ESXi host.

Specifically, I'd like that the existing NIC on the T20 will continue be shared between all the VM's (what I have now), and I'd like the new multi-interface nic to be used exclusively for pfsense so that one is the dedicated WAN port, and I can define 3 interfaces for wired LAN, wireless LAN and guest LAN.

 

I've looked at compatible cards but want to make sure I choose one that will work well with pfsense and have the correct virtualization support to do what's described above.

 

The cheapest (but older) NIC card that I found that's supported in 6.5 is the Intel E1G44ETBLK Gigabit ET Quad-Port PCI-E Server Network Adapter

 

https://www.amazon.com/E1G44ETBLK-Intel-Gigabit-Ethernet-Adapter/dp/B009MQS92O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1507204731&sr=8-1&keywords=E1G44ETBLK

 

Will this work?

 

Is there a better card sub $100?

 

Any other recommendations for setup?

 

Thanks!


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