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Early this year I started redoing the backbone of my home network with 10 gb. Some of it's fiber, some of it's 10 gb copper Ethernet. It's been genuinely frustr
by donatj 1y ago
Early this year I started redoing the backbone of my home network with 10 gb. Some of it's fiber, some of it's 10 gb copper Ethernet. It's been genuinely frustrating the weird incompatibilities between switches and SFP+ modules.
All my switches are MikroTik. My SFP+ modules are MikroTik, Ubiquiti, and some 3rd party ones from before I knew better.
I've had modules that will only run at gigabit in one switch but will give me the full 10 gb in another. I've had modules that refuse to work in one MikroTik switch but will happily work in a different MikroTik switch. I've just had a world of pain.
I've got everything basically working after months of fiddling and I'm inclined to just not… touch… anything.
- cmckn 1y agoHave you had any issues with cooling? I have a 10GbE SFP+ module (made by Ubiquiti) that seems to have issues with overheating, I had to remove it to keep my network up consistently.
- samplatt 1y agoCopper 10gbe or fibre? All copper 10gbit devices produce a lot more heat than their 1gbit brethren. It's one of the reasons I switched to running fiber even to desktops at home; it's like 1/10th the heat output.
- cmckn 1y agoYep, copper! I’ve shied away from fiber at home just…because? But maybe for a trunk line it’s worth it. Thanks!
- phongn 1y agoYou want one of the latest ones rated for 100m (1.8W peak); the older 80m (2.5W) ones run hotter and the 30m ones are really hot.
- jabart 1y agoI've had great luck with 10gtek modules both with Mikrotik gear, with DACs, and one that is connected to an upstream juniper switch. I'm curious what modules were the most troublesom. * I will note that the 10gb sfp+ modules from 10gtek on a Mikrotik just don't work.
- simoncion 1y ago> * I will note that the 10gb sfp+ modules from 10gtek on a Mikrotik just don't work. Weird. For the past three years, I've had 10Gtek 10gbit SFP+ optical modules in all of my Mikrotik switches [0] and they Just Work. My switches are the CRS326-24G-2S+, and the SFPs were the "generic" versions. I wonder why yours were so troublesome. [0] ...and (after fixing their eeproms) my Intel x520 NICs...
- donatj 1y agoFunnily enough, this 10gtek worked on one of my 3 switches, but I could only establish a gigabit connection. I returned it [1] These 10gtek fiber modules on the other hand have worked flawlessly so far. [2] This Mikrotik module would not establish a 10 gb link with my Thunderbolt dock no matter what I tried. Works fine with my servers though so I swapped it out. I've pretty much resigned myself to just buying the full brand Ubiqitui SFP+ adapters [4] for converting to copper. I recently purchased [5] to run to my living room, but I have not found the time/energy to do the run. 1. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KFBFL16 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KFBFL16 2. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BP4M8LV https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BP4M8LV 3. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078SNK1MY https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078SNK1MY 4. https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/accessories-modules-fiber/collections/accessories-pro-direct-attach-cables/products/uacc-cm-rj45-mg https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/accessories-modules-fibe... 5. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYC6P6KF https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYC6P6KF
- booi 1y agoI tried converting everything to copper as well but the copper DACs use a lot of power and ended up not working out due to the greatly increased power usage (mostly because the networking "closet" wasn't really designed for it). So beware if you're moving it to copper
- tracker1 1y agoSimilar... I only bought a single 8-port 10gb ethernet switch though... I have a couple devices with 10g nics including my NAS, the rest are 2.5g. I'm hoping that sooner than later, 10g ethernet gear pricing comes down closer to where 2.5g is today.