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Issue #40: Finish documenting Rosewill 2.5 Gbps card.
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layout: card
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title: "Rosewill RC-20001 2.5GBASE-T PCIe x1 Network Adapter"
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picture: "/images/network-rosewill-rc20001.jpg"
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functionality: "Currently Testing"
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functionality: "Full"
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driver_required: "Yes"
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github_issue: "https://github.com/geerlingguy/raspberry-pi-pcie-devices/issues/40"
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buy_link: https://amzn.to/3nJPXP9
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videos: []
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videos:
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- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCbQQ5-sjGM
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I just got this card. See the GitHub issue for more details.
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This adapter works great with the Pi in the built-in 1x PCIe slot on the IO Board. I tried installing the Realtek drivers from their website but had difficulty compiling them.
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So instead I recompiled the Pi OS kernel and used menuconfig to select the right driver to build:
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```
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Device Drivers
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> Network device support
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> Ethernet driver support
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> Realtek devices
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> Realtek 8169/8168/8101/8125 ethernet support
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```
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After compiling the kernel and moving it to the Pi, I rebooted and the card was identified as `eth1`. It connected fine to my 1 Gbps network, as well as my 10 Gbps network through a [MikroTik switch](https://amzn.to/3mRSs0I) (at 2.5 Gbps).
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To get full 2.5 Gbps throughput, I had to enable Jumbo Frames (MTU 9000) using `sudo ip link set dev eth1 mtu 9000` and make sure all the other devices on the network path supported Jumbo Frames.
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Otherwise, you are limited to around 1.9 Gbps without an overclock on the Pi, due to IRQ interrupts.
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See this blog post for more details: [Testing 2.5 Gbps Ethernet on the Raspberry Pi CM4](https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2020/testing-25-gbps-ethernet-on-raspberry-pi-cm4).

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