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Unfortunately gigabit ethernet is far from obsolete. Yes, there's 2.5 gigabit on some consumer hardware, but it's still kind of rare. Also who is excited abou
by KeplerBoy 2y ago
Unfortunately gigabit ethernet is far from obsolete.
Yes, there's 2.5 gigabit on some consumer hardware, but it's still kind of rare.
Also who is excited about a 2.5x speedup after 20 years? Nobody cares until we need 10 gigabit internet access (which will probably never happen).
- sofixa 2y ago> Nobody cares until we need 10 gigabit internet access (which will probably never happen). For what it's worth, my ISP gives me 5Gbps down/700Mbps up for ~40 euros a month which includes a bunch of TV channels and discounts for Netflix and Disney+. They also have an 8Gbps down / 8Gbps up plan for ~60 euros, also including a ton of extra things.
- KeplerBoy 2y agoWow, that's pretty cool. Where is this offered? But have you invested in 5Gbps+ networking gear to actually take advantage of the offer? 10 Gbps Nics have become super affordable (~20$) by the way.
- p_l 2y agoCat7 cabling is something I encountered at discount stores now
- KeplerBoy 2y agoI wouldn't trust a Cat7 cable from a discount store to adhere to the spec though.
- p_l 2y agoUsed it more as illustration of market penetration - just like with HDMI cables, you're either ripped off on markup, sold under-spec cabling, or both.
- ta1243 2y agoI wouldn't use copper for 10G anyway, use a fibre sfp, far more power efficient.
- KeplerBoy 2y agoDoesn't that depend on the run length? Surely copper is more efficient for just a few meters.
- ta1243 2y agoMy 10g copper SFPs are far hotter than my 10g fibre ones
- sofixa 2y agoIt depends. In my case, all rooms are cabled with a weird electrical standard that should get me 10G Ethernet (and does 2.5G without any issue). I'm not going to drill holes to pull my own fibre all around the place when I have perfectly good Ethernet connectivity. Also, while 10G SFP+ NICs are vastly more available than Ethernet 10G ones, switches seem to be cheaper with 2.5/5/10G Ethernet ports than full on SFP+, unless you buy recycled Enterprise gear which would blow your power efficiency argument out of the water.
- sofixa 2y ago> Wow, that's pretty cool. Where is this offered? Free in France. > But have you invested in 5Gbps+ networking gear to actually take advantage of the offer? 10 Gbps Nics have become super affordable (~20$) by the way. The 8/8 plan comes with a router that has WiFi 7 (theoretical max 46Gbps, but who knows in reality, it's not really out yet), an SFP+ port, and 4x2.5Gbps Ethernet ports. The one I have only has one 2.5Gbps Ethernet, so that's the Internet speed at which my home network caps out at. If you're interested in more details, I recently finished writing an article about my home network: https://atodorov.me/2024/07/03/running-a-multi-gig-home-network-in-2024/ https://atodorov.me/2024/07/03/running-a-multi-gig-home-netw... And yeah, 10G equipment (in terms of NICs and cables) is quite affordable, but switches still aren't really super affordable.
- ta1243 2y agoThe main reason for 2.5g is for digital video (2.5gbit will allow do 2 1080i 2110 streams), and especially the increasing numbers of wifi6e APs that do >1gbit but nowhere near 10g