Category: 10Gb network upgrade

If you want to bring 10GbE into your home network, and keep it on a low budget, you really don’t need all that much. First question to ask: how many compu...

So let’s talk about that 10GbE switch I bought on eBay. First, loud is too soft a word to describe this. It has two 1U power supplies and three 40mm fans....

Significant time and some not-insignificant expense went into bringing this project to fruition. Only to be surpassed by something significantly better and less...

Last I left I mentioned that I was waiting for some hardware to arrive. The SFP+ transceivers and optical fiber cables along with a power supply from EVGA’...

With the first zone effectively done, it was time to plan the second switch. The requirements here are a little more involved than the Zone 1 switch: 10GbE upli...

The first switch is complete. Mostly. Current specifications: CPU: AMD FX-8320E with Noctua NH-L9a Mainboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme6, Enzotech SLF-40 w/ Noctua N...

Before continuing, first a few notes on the previous iteration. Firmware. FreeNAS’s driver for the Chelsio card complained about the firmware version. The...

Right now my home network is entirely Gigabit — minus any wireless devices or laptops that are using “Fast Ethernet” (i.e. 100 Mbps). And the ...