took the plunged and hooted the same 1.35W SFP adaptor
I had the same issue as you. Connect the adapter to my PC USB Type C gen 3.2 port and updated the latest drivers. Whenever PC hits a high network load, the device will disconnect and reconnect again. Very frustrating.
took the plunged and hooted the same 1.35W SFP adaptor
works very well my alta labs router and my mellanox cx4 nic. on router side, heatwise it's...manageable? feels like freshly steam milk from a barista coffee machine. probably 60-70 degrees?
on pc side it's quite cool
router side: incoming WAN from ONT and outing LAN to desktop
The DAC cable is fairly cheap, runs cooler and has lower latency too. In fact for short runs I switched from fibre to DAC, let alone use a copper base SFP transceiver which is the least ideal.SFP+ to SFP+ why not just use a DAC?? Unless you need to run a distance.
It's so much cooler.
Yes. A cool RJ45 transceiver module runs around slightly warmer than 60 only. I am using 10Gtek.
Same experience with you, I've never had any issues with DAC cables so far, but have been using HPE and Mikrotik equipment so far.
Actually it is pretty rare for (OEM) DAC not to work since it has always been working for me on the field as compared to using SFP+ tranceiver modules (LC fiber and RJ45). That is really the Hassvio issue like you said.
At least to me, such switches I will avoid if I could. If I am not wrong, most of these low cost switches uses realtek chips which I am not a fan of (TPlink too) including their NICs, not the most consistent and reliable network chips from my field experience. But for testing, homelab-ing and nothing mission critical, hey, why not?! It is the most value for money (subjective) for 10G starters.
Actually it is pretty rare for (OEM) DAC not to work since it has always been working for me on the field as compared to using SFP+ tranceiver modules (LC fiber and RJ45). That is really the Hassvio issue like you said.
At least to me, such switches I will avoid if I could. But that is just me. If I am not wrong, most of these low cost switches uses realtek chips which I am not a fan of (TPlink too) including NICs, not the most consistent and reliable network chips from my field experience. But for testing, homelab-ing and nothing mission critical, hey, why not?! It is the most value for money (subjective) for 10G starters.
Totally understand.
I am not ready to go with the more expensive MikroTik/QNAP/Ubiquiti switches myself.
I am using this as a learning exercises and I think I have spent more than S$1000 for 10G related stuff this year (one Intel N100 mini PC with dual SFP+ ports, four 2.5G/10G mixed switches, two 10G switches, two 10G PCI-E NICs, two 10G USB4 NICs, a few SFP+ optic modules including BiDI versions, four SFP+ RJ45 modules, a few DAC cables, fibre cables including transparent fibre cables, etc). I think along the way I wasted quite a bit of money since they are not suitable for my use cases or are redudant. Still missing one 10G capable WiFi 7 AP but I will wait for next year (budget S$400). It is okay as part of the price to pay as I am a non-networking professional trying to learn more about networking stuff.
I told my wife that her S$1800 iPhone 14 512GB version can buy my networking stuff plus my <S$400 Android phone. So she is okay.
I have better lucks with my 2.5Gbe experiments where I also spent about S$1000 in 2023 and early 2024, but all of them are quite okay (one TP-Link 8-port 2.5G switch, two Intel N100 CPU based mini PCs, four 2.5G capable dual band China WiFi 7 routers).
Unfortunately I did not expect 10Gbps Fibre internet plans to be deployed so quickly in Singapore and the price drops so fast this year. If not I might spend less on 2.5Gbe stuff and diverted part of those money to 10G stuff. Anyway, the 2.5Gbe stuff are still useful and not wasted, so not a big problem.
DACs are great especially if you are using a full SFP+ switch for 10G short runs.
You can connect all the 10G links side-by-side and optimise the switch layout without worrying on heat issue or the need to stagger the connectors. Though I still provided a fan in the picture, it is mainly for the last RJ45 SFP+ transceiver module connecting to my uplink core switch.
You bluetag the annoying front blue LED but have green LEDs at the back. Very neat cable runs! How are the temps with the 10GBase-T with what appears to be a Noctua fan running below?
if you want a dual port X550 i can sell you mine, $75 you ok?
my current run from router to pc is about ~20m ish?SFP+ to SFP+ why not just use a DAC?? Unless you need to run a distance.
It's so much cooler.
Yes. A cool RJ45 transceiver module runs around slightly warmer than 60 only. I am using 10Gtek on my MikroTik.
I just bought 1 of this too thanks to @xiaofan intro on page 1 ... hahaha hopefully, it's still the better one right now?
I’m using for my MacBook Pro, saw the YouTube video before purchasing. Nothing serious, just normal usage haha.
