Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2017 16:47:57 +0300 From: Lev Serebryakov <lev@freebsd.org> To: Kevin Bowling <kevin.bowling@kev009.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: =?windows-1250?Q?Re:_10Gb_on_budged_with_fiber_=97_what_should_IP_choose=3F?= Message-ID: <173736586.20170115164757@serebryakov.spb.ru> In-Reply-To: <CAK7dMtBEDZCLBfbm%2B=BxYqqaCkENJLVQhukQBr3VOpaBmq9TsA@mail.gmail.com> References: <1773236257.20170115123252@serebryakov.spb.ru> <CAK7dMtBEDZCLBfbm%2B=BxYqqaCkENJLVQhukQBr3VOpaBmq9TsA@mail.gmail.com>
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Hello Kevin, Sunday, January 15, 2017, 1:03:16 PM, you wrote: > Intel is overpriced and still riding their Ethernet reputation from well > over a decade ago with little to show for it. I would recommend cxgbe > anything, so Chelsio T420 and up. The T520-SO-CR is within reason for > demanding home office/small office users to purchase new and I've deployed > over a thousand of these at work with flawless performance. T420 are a bit > cheaper on i.e. US ebay if that is viable to you but not by too much. I > bought a T420-BT that way for home use and have no complaints. Looks like our views of term "budget" is very different :). If I could spend $200+/card then it would be noo-rainer. > You can use DAC twinax cables to connect 10G SFP+ ports together. This > will save several watts of power and heat on each side vs 10G Base-T. Twinax is not what I could fit in my old house's (not datacenter!) cable ducts :( And new cable ducts means a LOT of dusty work (reinforced concrete walls) & new wallpapers & stuff. -- Best regards, Lev mailto:lev@freebsd.org
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