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QNAP has some fairly cheap routers that have a couple 10GbE ports, like this one: https://www.qnap.com/en-us/product/qsw-308-1c https://www.qnap.com/en-us/produ

QNAP has some fairly cheap routers that have a couple 10GbE ports, like this one: https://www.qnap.com/en-us/product/qsw-308-1c https://www.qnap.com/en-us/product/qsw-308-1c I paid $200 for mine. Not cost-effective if you have more than a couple 10GbE-capable devices, but great for hooking up a fast NAS to a couple primary workstations and leaving the rest of the network 1GbE.

daneel_w 6y ago
Thanks for the name-drop, the brand was new to me, though it has just regular GbE ports unless I'm seeing the speeds wrong. 2.5GBASE/5GBASE is something that would be interesting as it works on regular Cat 5e/6 and 8P8C.
- progman32 6y ago
  I think you're seeing the speeds wrong :P Not all the ports are the same speed. > ... providing three 10GbE SFP+ ports (with one 10GbE SFP+/RJ45 combo port) and eight Gigabit ports
  - daneel_w 6y ago
    No I'm sure I'm reading it right: the 8 ports on the side are the interesting ones which you can connect your regular wired devices to, as 99.99% of wired consumer networking is on 8P8C Ethernet, not SFP+.
    - lostlogin 6y ago
      I think it’s a different usage you’re thinking of. Presumably you’d like 10Gb everywhere, while the article and OP are presumably aiming to link a cor switch or high usage device (NAS) at 10Gb while everything else remains 1Gb.
      - daneel_w 6y ago
        I'd like anything over 1Gbit/s within the LAN, between all of the LAN clients. 2.5G is a very affordable drop-in compatible upgrade - plain Ethernet cables and PCIe cards - but I've been having problems finding a decent SoHo switch with 2.5G+ ports. The QSW-1105-5T recommended in this thread seems like a good solution.
    - otterlicious 6y ago
      There are 8P8C copper SFP(+) modules so that isn't really a barrier. Anyway, what you're looking for is something more like: https://www.qnap.com/en-us/product/qsw-1105-5t https://www.qnap.com/en-us/product/qsw-1105-5t
Legogris 6y ago
Wow, I've spent dozens of hours looking for a suitable switch at home and QNAP completely passed me by, thanks for the link. It looks really nice. I already ordered a used Brocade/Ruckus ICX for $200 though. They have 12/24/48 RJ45 port models with an additional 2-8 SFP+ or higher and come in PoE versions. These are prohibitively expensive new but can be found at significant discount (10-20% of retail price) on e.g. eBay. This goes for Cisco as well, though I haven't researched looked into that. When buying enterprise gear, many brands (these two included) require particular licenses to unlock capabilities on the switch, so one should verify they have/get the appropriate license as well. Netgear's SOHO/Enterprise range, Mikrotik and Ubiquiti are also very popular.

daneel_w 6y ago

Thanks for the name-drop, the brand was new to me, though it has just regular GbE ports unless I'm seeing the speeds wrong. 2.5GBASE/5GBASE is something that would be interesting as it works on regular Cat 5e/6 and 8P8C.

progman32 6y ago
I think you're seeing the speeds wrong :P Not all the ports are the same speed. > ... providing three 10GbE SFP+ ports (with one 10GbE SFP+/RJ45 combo port) and eight Gigabit ports
- daneel_w 6y ago
  No I'm sure I'm reading it right: the 8 ports on the side are the interesting ones which you can connect your regular wired devices to, as 99.99% of wired consumer networking is on 8P8C Ethernet, not SFP+.
  - lostlogin 6y ago
    I think it’s a different usage you’re thinking of. Presumably you’d like 10Gb everywhere, while the article and OP are presumably aiming to link a cor switch or high usage device (NAS) at 10Gb while everything else remains 1Gb.
    - daneel_w 6y ago
      I'd like anything over 1Gbit/s within the LAN, between all of the LAN clients. 2.5G is a very affordable drop-in compatible upgrade - plain Ethernet cables and PCIe cards - but I've been having problems finding a decent SoHo switch with 2.5G+ ports. The QSW-1105-5T recommended in this thread seems like a good solution.
  - otterlicious 6y ago
    There are 8P8C copper SFP(+) modules so that isn't really a barrier. Anyway, what you're looking for is something more like: https://www.qnap.com/en-us/product/qsw-1105-5t https://www.qnap.com/en-us/product/qsw-1105-5t

Legogris 6y ago

Wow, I've spent dozens of hours looking for a suitable switch at home and QNAP completely passed me by, thanks for the link. It looks really nice. I already ordered a used Brocade/Ruckus ICX for $200 though. They have 12/24/48 RJ45 port models with an additional 2-8 SFP+ or higher and come in PoE versions. These are prohibitively expensive new but can be found at significant discount (10-20% of retail price) on e.g. eBay. This goes for Cisco as well, though I haven't researched looked into that. When buying enterprise gear, many brands (these two included) require particular licenses to unlock capabilities on the switch, so one should verify they have/get the appropriate license as well. Netgear's SOHO/Enterprise range, Mikrotik and Ubiquiti are also very popular.