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I bought a bunch cheap HP 40Gbps NICs [0] when they were $13 but need PCI-E risers to make them fit a full height slot. Work fine in pfSense & Fedora. [0] htt

• justinclift 3y ago
  It's amazing what you can do with some sheet metal and tin snips when there's a strong enough need for the bracket to fit a particular slot height. Homelab environment obviously. :) --- Oh, if you have even a hobby grade CNC machine around, you can get a fairly professional level result: https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/3d-printable-full-height-pcie-bracket-for-mellanox-connectx-3-hp-544qsfp-649281-b21.19462/#post-197296 https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/3d-printab...
• kridsdale1 3y ago
  My first job in 2007 had me plugging fiber in to 40Gbps backbone units. I was told the ports cost a million dollars each. Now $13. Amazing.