LibreQoS/docs/SystemRequirements/Networking.md
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Network Interface Requirements

  • One management network interface completely separate from the traffic shaping interfaces. Usually this would be the Ethernet interface built in to the motherboard.
  • Dedicated Network Interface Card for Shaping Interfaces
    • NIC must have 2 or more interfaces for traffic shaping.
    • NIC must have multiple TX/RX transmit queues, greater than or equal to the number of CPU cores. Here's how to check from the command line.
    • NIC must have XDP driver support
    • Supported cards:
    • Unsupported cards:
      • Broadcom (all)
      • NVIDIA Mellanox ConnectX-3 series
      • Intel E810
      • We will not provide support for any system using an unsupported NIC