GLOTRENDS LE8111H 1000 Mbps PCIe 1.1 x1 network card

Product identity

The GLOTRENDS LE8111H is a single-port gigabit Ethernet adapter that adds a 1000 Mbps RJ45 connection to a desktop PC through a PCIe 1.1 x1 slot. It ships with both regular and low-profile brackets so it fits standard towers and slim cases alike. The Realtek RTL8111H controller handles auto-negotiation at 10, 100 and 1000 Mbps and supports Wake-On-LAN plus jumbo frames up to 9K bytes.

Who this suits

This card suits owners of older motherboards that only offer PCIe 1.0 or 1.1 lanes, or any system that needs a basic wired link without using a USB port. It works out of the box on Windows, Linux and macOS and is validated on VMware ESXi 5.x and 6.x, Proxmox and unRaid with driver installation for ESXi 7.0 and above. Builders who need multi-gigabit throughput, additional ports or newer PCIe signalling should consider other adapters.

Deciding specification

The interface is PCIe 1.1 x1, which limits the card to one lane of first-generation signalling; if your motherboard only provides PCIe 2.0 or later slots the card will still function but cannot exceed its native 1.0 x1 electrical speed.