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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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