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Seems very limited if you can't get any switches that support 2.5GbE. Makes more sent to just go the full 10GbE route, though 10GbE switches are still very expe
by nodesocket 7y ago
Seems very limited if you can't get any switches that support 2.5GbE. Makes more sent to just go the full 10GbE route, though 10GbE switches are still very expensive.
Anybody recommend a better option than the Ubiquiti ES‑16‑XG[1]. Unfortunately most of the ports are SPF+ with only 4 ports being RJ45 10GBASE-T.
[1] https://www.ui.com/edgemax/edgeswitch-16-xg/ https://www.ui.com/edgemax/edgeswitch-16-xg/
- SteveNuts 7y agoMikrotik makes some pretty good gear for the price. Definitely not high end stuff, but you get what you pay for. I have an 8 port SFP+ 1 port Gbe switch and it works well for a homelab.
- bch 7y agoIIUC, the 2.5Gbase-t will work w cat5e cables, which is the highest signalling (or lowest cable spec) to fulfill building out a network. If you’re stuck w or otherwise committed to Cat5e, 10GbE isn’t an option. I guess it’d be a case-by-case decision whether that’s a blocking consideration...
- xenadu02 7y agoIn practice a lot of Cat5e cabling can support 10Gbe up to ~40m. I guess the standards folks are hoping future equipment just supports 2.5Gb, 5Gb, and 10Gb then auto-detects the link quality and scales to whatever the cabling can support.
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- locusm 7y agoServe The Home like the Mikrotik for home or lab https://www.servethehome.com/mikrotik-crs305-1g-4sin-review-4-port-must-have-10gbe-switch/ https://www.servethehome.com/mikrotik-crs305-1g-4sin-review-...