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Re:Utah Locals Are Getting Cheap 10 Gbps Fiber Thanks to Loc... by zer00eyz on Wednesday May 15, 2024 @11:32PM (#40374963)
> I can’t even use that much bandwidth.

I built an opnsense box (part of my proxmox cluster) and passed through a dual 10gbe nic. That whole PC was cheaper than any off the shelf routing solution I could find.

The rest of the network is going to take time... I suspect that im gonna end up with a few fiber runs in the house before all is said and done.

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Re:Utah Locals Are Getting Cheap 10 Gbps Fiber Thanks to Loc... by i2shar on Thursday May 16, 2024 @12:49AM (#40375279)
What networking gear do you use inside your home? What router? Do they terminate an actual fiber connection (SFP+) to your home or you get 10GB Ethernet?
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Re:Utah Locals Are Getting Cheap 10 Gbps Fiber Thanks to Loc... by erwincoumans on Thursday May 16, 2024 @02:14AM (#40375698)
Sonic 10G rocks. I use Asus RT-AX89X router, with 2 10G ports, one input from Sonic, one output to 10G switches (Ubiquiti Networks UniFi Switch Flex XG 4-Port 10G).
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Re:Utah Locals Are Getting Cheap 10 Gbps Fiber Thanks to Loc... by kbenson on Thursday May 16, 2024 @01:38AM (#40375524)
You get a 10GbE port off the ONT.
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Re:Utah Locals Are Getting Cheap 10 Gbps Fiber Thanks to Loc... by lostlogin on Thursday May 16, 2024 @05:29AM (#40376565)
I’m not the op, but I can recommend the Unifi link aggregation switch and cheap Mellanox connectX3 cards. They are about $20 and are amazing. Fibre runs aren’t expensive but the transceivers are so copper DAC is good for short runs (as the connectors are built in).

Thunderbolt sfp adaptors also work.

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Re:Utah Locals Are Getting Cheap 10 Gbps Fiber Thanks to Loc... by mlrtime on Thursday May 16, 2024 @08:49AM (#40377707)
You can thank early HFT and other early customers for those juicy cheap Mellanox cards. They used to be thousands when they first came out.
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Re:Utah Locals Are Getting Cheap 10 Gbps Fiber Thanks to Loc... by bcrl on Friday May 17, 2024 @05:32PM (#40394393)
Fibre transceivers are not expensive. You can get 2km 1310nm single mode 10G SFP+ modules for US$15 here: https://www.fibermall.com/sale-420055-sfp-10g-ir-1310nm-2km....
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Re:Utah Locals Are Getting Cheap 10 Gbps Fiber Thanks to Loc... by zer00eyz on Thursday May 16, 2024 @09:16AM (#40378033)
Their ONT terminates to 10gb copper.

I bought a dual nic intel card off amazon (its from china) works a treat. There is an OK switch after that to get the network working...

It's going to take me. a minute to build out the rest of the network. Switches and cards are NOT cheap for 10gb. I'll probably end up running SFP+ fiber to a few places around the house and putting in a drop or 3 for some 10gbe love in other rooms.

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