Quieting the MikroTik CRS317
I actually never thought I’d be writing this article. Almost three years ago when I wrote my review of the MikroTik CRS317, I said it’s “quiet...
Category: 10Gb network upgrade
MikroTik CSS610
About two years ago, I bought and put into service a MikroTik CRS317 10GbE router/switch. At the time I also bought several SFP modules to consolidate several G...
MikroTik CRS317 10GbE switch
For the last two years I’ve been using the Quanta LB6M as the backbone of my home network. A 24 port SFP+ switch with four (4) GbE RJ45 ports connecting t...
Revisiting the Quanta LB6M
Back in January of this year, I acquired a Quanta LB6M to upgrade my home network to 10GbE, at least for the primary machines in the group. In recently also acq...
10 gigabit home network – Summary
Last updated: May 27, 2019 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 ques...
Quanta LB6M
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....
10Gb home network – Retrospective
Significant time and some not-insignificant expense went into bringing this project to fruition. Only to be surpassed by something significantly better and less...
10 gigabit (10Gb) home network – Zone 2 switch – Part 2
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’...
10 gigabit (10Gb) home network – Zone 2 switch – Part 1
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...
10 gigabit (10Gb) home network – Zone 1 switch
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...
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