Testing out a 5Gb network card.
servethehome.com/iocrest-5gbe-pcie-adapter-review-realtek-rtl8126-nic/
These are great because they use much less power than a 10Gb card, are twice as fast as common 2.5Gb Ethernet, and run just fine over twenty year old Cat-5 cables.
They suck only because 5Gb Ethernet switches basically do not exist.
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