Re:Adding a fiber link to my home network
by bluedino on Sunday August 09, 2020 @11:34AM
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To expand on this - instead of using a media converter, use a small managed switch.
A 'dumb' media converter is a little bit cheaper but there's no way of knowing if the failure is due to the cable, the media converter on either end, or what. Without physically inspecting it, that is.
All fine for something inside your house but not something where you have a remote location.
Re:Adding a fiber link to my home network
by client4 on Sunday August 09, 2020 @11:40AM
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Better yet, if you're connecting two devices that have PCI ports -- an eBay Mellanox ConnectX3 is great. Solarflare also works, but Mellanox has had better driver support in my experience (though we'll see now that they are owned by Nvidia).
A 'dumb' media converter is a little bit cheaper but there's no way of knowing if the failure is due to the cable, the media converter on either end, or what. Without physically inspecting it, that is.
All fine for something inside your house but not something where you have a remote location.