No option to force Intel X710-T4 to 2.5Gb in interface settings

Started by network_pseudonym, March 22, 2025, 12:42:00 AM

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I have a (genuine) Intel X710-T4 which I believe is supposed to work at 2.5Gb. It is working at 10Gb with two devices, but it doesn't auto-negotiate 2.5Gb with another NIC, and forcing that NIC to 2.5Gb doesn't work. In the "Speed and duplex" pull down for the Interface settings, there is no option to force 2.5Gb, only 100, 1000 and 10000. Ideas?

Believing and knowing are two different things.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/93428/intel-ethernet-converged-network-adapter-x710t4/specifications.html

QuoteData Rate Per Port
10GbE/1GbE/100Mb

Where did you see its capable of 2.5G? Per the official specs it doesn't support it.

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Quote from: Seimus on March 22, 2025, 01:11:26 AMWhere did you see its capable of 2.5G? Per the official specs it doesn't support it.

Various sellers advertising the units, but perhaps there is some confusion (on their part and/or mine) between a T4 and T4L.

Most likely,

Cause the T4L supports 2.5G while the T4 not. T4 NIC uses a different chip and by default doesn't support 2,5G speeds.

Regards,
S.
Networking is love. You may hate it, but in the end, you always come back to it.

OPNSense HW
APU2D2 - deceased
N5105 - i226-V | Patriot 2x8G 3200 DDR4 | L 790 512G - VM HA(SOON)
N100   - i226-V | Crucial 16G  4800 DDR5 | S 980 500G - PROD