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Wow, 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 beco

Wow, 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 ago
Cat7 cabling is something I encountered at discount stores now
- KeplerBoy 2y ago
  I wouldn't trust a Cat7 cable from a discount store to adhere to the spec though.
  - p_l 2y ago
    Used 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 ago
    I wouldn't use copper for 10G anyway, use a fibre sfp, far more power efficient.
    - KeplerBoy 2y ago
      Doesn't that depend on the run length? Surely copper is more efficient for just a few meters.
      - ta1243 2y ago
        My 10g copper SFPs are far hotter than my 10g fibre ones
    - sofixa 2y ago
      It 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.

Wow, 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 ago

Cat7 cabling is something I encountered at discount stores now

KeplerBoy 2y ago
I wouldn't trust a Cat7 cable from a discount store to adhere to the spec though.
- p_l 2y ago
  Used 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 ago
  I wouldn't use copper for 10G anyway, use a fibre sfp, far more power efficient.
  - KeplerBoy 2y ago
    Doesn't that depend on the run length? Surely copper is more efficient for just a few meters.
    - ta1243 2y ago
      My 10g copper SFPs are far hotter than my 10g fibre ones
  - sofixa 2y ago
    It 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.