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I just installed my new Small Tree card and it will not work properly on my OS X system.
Make sure you have the latest driver from the Small Tree website: http://www.small-tree.com/products/software/drivers.htm If you are still experiencing issues, please gather the following

Install Guides for Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Cards
Make sure you have the latest Install Guide, download: Small Tree Communications Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Installation Guide Small Tree Communications Intel 10 Gigabit Ethernet Ins

PEG6 and PEG6SFP cards require X8 PCI-E slot
While the PEG6 and PEG6SFP PCI-E cards will work in X4, X8 and X16 PCI-E slots on a Mac system, the data aggregate for the 6 ports may be too much for any PCI-E slot speed except for the X8 and X16

PEG6 shows only 5 of 6 ports active on a bond (LACP)
When creating a "bond" (LACP) it is important to ensure that all the ports are set to "Automatic" verses "Manual" for speed. The bond driver will either not add it, or will drop it very quickly thus

Wake on LAN (WoL) is not working on my Small Tree nertwork card.
The Intel based 4 port and 6 port cards do not support Wake on LAN (WoL). ie. PEG4 and PEG6

Why is my card not showing up in Network Preferences after I upgraded the OS?
Your card is not appearing after the upgrade because the upgrade invalidated system extensions. To resolve this issue, do the following: Answer: 1. Check to see if the driver is loading properly