[xiaofan]

Much cheaper than 10Gbps network as you can use CAT5e, and there are cheap PCIE adapter for desktop and USB 3 adapter (Type A or Type C) adapter for laptop/desktop.

The switch is more expensive though.

[xiaofan]

https://m.tb.cn/h.VtK6RGo?sm=41d93b

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Ugreen Type C 2.5Gbps adapter for RMB199 or about S$40, working for PC, Macbook Pro, iPad Pro, etc.

[xiaofan]

https://m.tb.cn/h.Vtb5070?sm=d4aa50

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Ugreen USB 3 to 2.5Gbps Ethernet adapter, RMB189 or S$38.

[xiaofan]

For desktop adapter, the cheapest TP-Link 2.5Gbps adapter is only at RMB89 or S$18 from Taobao.
https://m.tb.cn/h.VGT2B8l?sm=03fdc8【TP-LINK TL-NG421 2.5Gbps PCI-e网卡台式机电脑服务器PCIe高速千兆以太网络RJ45接口转换器内置模块远程唤醒】

More expensive one like the Comfast is at RMB 168 or about S$34.
https://m.tb.cn/h.VtKk2mA?sm=159846
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[xiaofan]

Upcoming QNAP 2.5Gbps switch

[xiaofan]

QNAP 2.5Gbps PCIE card, 1/2/4ports

[THESING@POREAN]

Wait for consumer router with 2.5 gb ports first.....

[xiaofan]

THESING@POREAN wrote:

Wait for consumer router with 2.5 gb ports first.....

Why do you need a router here? For internet access, 1Gbps is good enough and Singapore's 2Gbps is fake one (more like 2*1Gbps or 2Gbps distributed to 4 ports and each port caps at 1Gbps).

So we are talking about internal home network now, where a 2.5Gbps dumb switch will do, no need expensive routers.

BTW, Asus RT-AX86U and RT-AX11000 do have a 2.5Gbps LAN/WAN port. But the WAN port is useless in Singapore context. The LAN port might be useful.

[xiaofan]

Review of QNAP 4 bay NAS with 2.5Gbps LAN port.
https://nascompares.com/2020/06/19/q...rdware-review/

2Bay and 6Bay versions are also available.

[xiaofan]

Anyway, I just placed an order for one Ugreen Type C to 2.5Gbps adapter and one Ugreen USB 3 to 2.5Gbps adapter through Taobao. They will probably arrive in 3 weeks through 3rd party sea shipping.

[miloaisdino]

xiaofan wrote:

QNAP 2.5Gbps PCIE card, 1/2/4ports

nice.. perfect for mini atx/nuc with pcie slot to try make a soft router (i wonder how much cpu routing 2.5gbps needs...)

[xiaofan]

miloaisdino wrote:

nice.. perfect for mini atx/nuc with pcie slot to try make a soft router (i wonder how much cpu routing 2.5gbps needs...)

If just for a few devices, even a Pentium G4440T is said to be okay for 10Gbps (2 ports 10Gbps plus 4 ports 1Gbps), 2.5Gbps should have lower requirement.
https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/109321868

Another one with Xeon 2678 v3.
https://koolshare.cn/thread-171544-1-1.html

The performance may not be as good as the Mikrotik 10G switch as per the articles.

[THESING@POREAN]

xiaofan wrote:

Why do you need a router here? For internet access, 1Gbps is good enough and Singapore's 2Gbps is fake one (more like 2*1Gbps or 2Gbps distributed to 4 ports and each port caps at 1Gbps).

So we are talking about internal home network now, where a 2.5Gbps dumb switch will do, no need expensive routers.

BTW, Asus RT-AX86U and RT-AX11000 do have a 2.5Gbps LAN/WAN port. But the WAN port is useless in Singapore context. The LAN port might be useful.

Because not everyone use an onr.....

[xiaofan]

miloaisdino wrote:

nice.. perfect for mini atx/nuc with pcie slot to try make a soft router (i wonder how much cpu routing 2.5gbps needs...)

https://www.anandtech.com/show/15906...nse-powerhouse

This is nice if you can afford it.
US$1483 triple boot, Windows Server, Ubuntu Server and pfsense, 2x10Gbe and 4x1Gbe.

[xiaofan]

THESING@POREAN wrote:

Because not everyone use an onr.....

No idea about what you are talking about. You are mixing up WAN side and LAN side.

Whether you are using ONR or ONT, and no matter which ISP or which internet plan (be it 500Mbps or 1Gbps, 2Gbps or 10Gbps), you can have a sub network with 10Gbps or 5Gbps or 2.5Gbps within the home network.

Read the thread here about 10Gbps home network as well.
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/i...t-6341518.html