Search for IOCREST Intel NICs and similar products on Aliexpress (I225/6-v)
Search for IOCREST Intel NICs and similar products on Aliexpress (I225/6-v)
Hello, In one of the recent videos, an IOCREST M.2 10G adapter was suggested (brand logo from NCIX – maybe a stretch, but I’m curious if someone familiar could assist with a driver problem). I purchased two very inexpensive Intel NICs from Aliexpress and am encountering issues where the latest Intel wired version (28.3) reports an error about the "certificate of signature" expiring. Even using an older driver, the issue remains, though it’s less specific – sometimes it shows a generic code like "Code 10". I’ve learned these seem to be non-WHQL certified and there’s a guide on signing drivers yourself (link provided). This works on Windows 7, but not on Windows 10 because of stricter rules. The only workaround I found is disabling driver signature verification and putting Windows 10 in testing mode. The hardware appears to be from Intel, with the X570 Taichi and integrated cards functioning well. There are some community discussions, but no clear solution. PS: This card matches exactly what I have – here’s the link: https://www.amazon.com/IO-CREST-Ethernet...D3HMB?th=1. Also, my setup includes an X570Taichi with Intel I211 and AX200 integrated NICs, which all work smoothly in Ubuntu 22.04. One card shows the "igc" networking driver, another is Intel I226-v, and another is I225-v rev b3. On PS4 it’s running with a newer driver I signed myself, and on PS5 it’s fine. Let me know if you have more details!
Never tried this before. I was using an i225 B3 M.2 adapter from Ali for a while on my Windows 11 box with a PCIe to M.2 adapter, and it functioned properly. (I just had these two items from a past project, so it seemed like a temporary fix rather than purchasing a new NIC.) It seems driver signing should not affect the NIC itself, as long as the NIC matches the correct IDs in the driver's INF file—then it should work fine. Not very useful, though.
It's an odd situation, since Ubuntu shows it should function properly.