Category: 10Gb network upgrade

Four (4) years ago, I bought the MikroTik CRS317 after seeing it retailing for… around 300 USD. And it’s a great switch, so long as you use it as a ...

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...

Note: MikroTik recently introduced the CSS610-8P-2S+-IN, which has Power-Over-Ethernet (POE). This review is about the CSS610-8G-2S+-IN, which does not have POE...

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...

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...

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...