MikroTik 5-Port Desktop Switch, 1 Gigabit Ethernet Port, 4 SFP+ 10Gbps Ports (CRS305-1G-4S+IN)

The least complicated way to do this in my opinion is to go 10gb through a switch and eliminate the 1gb connections altogether. I purchased this switch MikroTik 5-Port Desktop Switch, 1 Gigabit Ethernet Port, 4 SFP+ 10Gbps Ports (CRS305-1G-4S+IN) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LFKGP1L/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabt1_kI0QFbF5TTTAE?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 and plugged it into my router with Ethernet. This way your main unraid connection is via 10gb and there won’t be any special routing that has to happen for your two servers to communicate with each other. Yes it’s an additional cost, but it makes it much simpler.

You would need some sort of switch. I am just doing direct connect since I am using them for ISCSI now. If you only have a few connections this would be a good way. 131 dollars - https://www.amazon.com/MikroTik-CRS305-1G-4S-Gigabit-Ethernet-RouterOS/dp/B07LFKGP1L/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=4+sfp%2B+mikrotik&qid=1578434780&sr=8-4 you would obviously be limited to 1Gb for anything not on your 10Gb aggregate.

You are going to need a 10gbe switch and a 10gbe NIC per machine.

If it is just 1 PC and the Server you can use https://www.amazon.com/MikroTik-CRS305-1G-4S-Gigabit-Ethernet-RouterOS/dp/B07LFKGP1L and a 10gbe nic in both of the machines.

Or you can go with a US-16-XG and uses it as the backbone of your network.

Do you need more than 4 SFP+ ports? the 5 port has been flawless for me, and my entire network (and security system) is Unifi.

https://www.amazon.com/MikroTik-CRS305-1G-4S-Gigabit-Ethernet-RouterOS/dp/B07LFKGP1L/

https://www.amazon.com/MikroTik-CRS305-1G-4S-Gigabit-Ethernet-RouterOS/dp/B07LFKGP1L

sfp/rj45 transceivers start around $25

I honestly think everyone will switch to fiber before 10gbps over copper becomes commonplace. 2.5 and 5gbps are kind of stopgaps that don't make a ton of sense. Think about scenarios where 1gbps isn't fast enough we really should upgrade, but 10gbps would be just too much we don't need that.

Thats my guess as to why nobody has bothered trying to fill that space. Its super super tiny.

Sure, here you go!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07LFKGP1L/

Depends on how many ports you need. This one is amazing bang for the buck: https://www.amazon.com/MikroTik-CRS305-1G-4S-Gigabit-Ethernet-RouterOS/dp/B07LFKGP1L

For a switch: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LFKGP1L/

If you have pci e slots available on your PC you can get 10gif sfp+ nics all day on eBay for $40 or less. If you don't want to buy fiber cables you can get Ethernet transceivers that will do the conversion for $40. Mind you this is similar to the current cost of what 2.5gb conversion right now. Also this will allow you to start to transition to 10gbe a lot sooner without having to invest in a stop gap like 2.5gbe

It's SFP+, but Mikrotik has a 4 port 10gbps switch/router for $150.

MikroTik 5-Port Desktop Switch, 1 Gigabit Ethernet Port, 4 SFP+ 10Gbps Ports (CRS305-1G-4S+IN) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LFKGP1L/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_E3GKEb36WN45G

If they want to compete with https://www.amazon.com/MikroTik-CRS305-1G-4S-Gigabit-Ethernet-RouterOS/dp/B07LFKGP1L they better do it.

Another highly praised 10Gb switch with 4 SFP+ ports for under $140: https://www.amazon.com/MikroTik-CRS305-1G-4S-Gigabit-Ethernet-RouterOS/dp/B07LFKGP1L/

Yes, this is a common configuration for home use.

Just set up a different network on the 10 gig network. For example if your main 1 gb network is 192.168.0.x, then make your 10 gb network 192.168.1.x. Use static IPs, not DHCP. No gateway.

Then access the Truenas server via IP to force it to use the 10 Gb network.

Don’t forget to set up jumbo frames (9000+ MTU) on both the 10 gb NIC configurations.

> $400

$140: MikroTik 5-Port Desktop Switch, 1 Gigabit Ethernet Port, 4 SFP+ 10Gbps Ports (CRS305-1G-4S+IN) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LFKGP1L

> found that which the router has a 10G lan port for external nas actually and the wifi says 7500 mbps

Is this the router you have? Well, it won't help you, because it only has one 10G port and the 7500 mbps are across all radios and are a fantasy number only adding up theoretical speeds. And who knows what kind of Wifi your PC supports...

You need something like this and operate it as a switch: https://www.amazon.com/MikroTik-CRS305-1G-4S-Gigabit-Ethernet-RouterOS/dp/B07LFKGP1L

yeah i really don't intend to use it for anything else as the main VM on the host is a file server and the EMC just has one huge array setup as the datastore.

All my other machines can access the storage over the network through that VM.

If I got the dual 10G SFP+ card, I am assuming I would need to grab something like this to put between the host and EMC to get the fiber channels connected

https://www.amazon.com/MikroTik-CRS305-1G-4S-Gigabit-Ethernet-RouterOS/dp/B07LFKGP1L/ref=pd_sbs_23_t_2/135-3207060-9636202?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07LFKGP1L&pd_rd_r=ab198440-896a-4dde-bdea-7f3a45f68d24&pd_rd_w=JBdfR&pd_rd_wg=T9xz9&pf_rd_p=5cfcfe89-300f-47d2-b1ad-a4e27203a02a&pf_rd_r=B6BBWQYB4SWZ8ZJSQ9MJ&psc=1&refRID=B6BBWQYB4SWZ8ZJSQ9MJ

If that is the case, I would rather spend $40 more and get a mini SAS card and not have to fool with 4 DAC's or fiber cables. That wouldn't be really solving my OCD less wires problem.

10gbe would be a minimum. Then the ssds as cache or storage would be more noticeable. Tbh qnaps 3 tier storage feature that uses m2, Sata ssd, and Hdd is pretty cool.

Miktrotik makes a simple switch that's around 150.

https://www.amazon.com/MikroTik-CRS305-1G-4S-Gigabit-Ethernet-RouterOS/dp/B07LFKGP1L

Are you talking about the 4 port SFP+ for $138 on Amazon?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LFKGP1L/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_uWIsFb7DHDVV4

MikroTik's 4 port 10GbE Switch is only $131.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LFKGP1L/

I am thinking of getting one myself for home use along with a couple of SFP+ to RJ45 copper transceiver modules.

Considering how cheap this switch is I think Synology should definitely start putting 10Gb ethernet in their mid-range NASs (like the DS1019+).

https://www.amazon.com/MikroTik-CRS305-1G-4S-Gigabit-Ethernet-RouterOS/dp/B07LFKGP1L/

Honestly, if you're willing to spend the money, I'd say to get the XG-16. Yes, you'll only have a 1gb link to the other switch, but assuming all of your clients are 1gb, there isn't a loss here.

Do UDM -> 24 port -> XG-16

Plus, this way if you decide you want additional 10g clients you have ports available. going with the UDM or a 48 port switch you'll only have 2 SFP+ ports at most. The other alternative would be something from Microtik, they have a 4 port 10g switch: https://www.amazon.com/MikroTik-CRS305-1G-4S-Gigabit-Ethernet-RouterOS/dp/B07LFKGP1L but then you're losing that "single pane of glass" interface.

MikroTik 5-Port Desktop Switch, 1 Gigabit Ethernet Port, 4 SFP+ 10Gbps Ports (CRS305-1G-4S+IN) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LFKGP1L/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_9ZrnEb6G8DYYV

Btw the mikrotik go for 137 on Amazon, new with power adapter.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LFKGP1L/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_9QSuFbBEMZ4H8

let me know what you findo ut. i'm lookign at the mikrotik 4 port 10g to add to my netgear GC728XP

https://www.amazon.com/MikroTik-CRS305-1G-4S-Gigabit-Ethernet-RouterOS/dp/B07LFKGP1L/

the xs512em would be ideal but, it's too big as i literally do not have enough space for it and the price.

2 years ago, I bought 2 Intel X520 off eBay for $89 each (they come with a SFP+ DAC Cable included) and connected my desktop directly to my FreeNAS server. Can't go cheaper than that for 10Gb direct connect.

If you want to use a cheap 10Gb switch, this Mikrotik is a steal for $139:
https://www.amazon.com/MikroTik-CRS305-1G-4S-Gigabit-Ethernet-RouterOS/dp/B07LFKGP1L

edit: especially in long runs, fiber > copper.

sure, this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07LFKGP1L i have a unifi 10g switch and a UDMP but needed another switch to fan out to some 1g switches so this terminates my backbone in my house.

The key for doing more than 1g over larger runs of CAT5e is to get the multispeed SFP+s as they will negotiate speed (note the negotiation is done in the RJ45 SFP, the switch will always report 10g) most RJ45 SFPs don't do multi-speed, so buy wisely.

This is the SFP adapter and this Mikrotik switch.

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Also, it's come to my attention that the adapters are SFP, not SFP+... Would that be an issue?

if you want something that will be reliable and work in all weather conditions and is supremely low maintenance you could run fiber to each building and connect each building to an SFP switch and have a wireless AP in each building running off of that.

So from your central building use something like this to switch over to fiber runs to each building and in each building have something like this which can split off to a wireless AP and any wired clients in the outbuildings. It wouldn't be cheap but if you did it right you it would last you for a long time and would be future proof.

Sigh. You are picking up points that support your bias. I looked for a wireless router that has 10Gbe port, but couldn't find any. Now for switches, a 8-port 1Gbe switch costs $20 and a 5-port 10Gbe switch costs $130. The price of a 10Gbe port is 650% than a 1Gbe port. Assuming average cost of a NAS is $400, cost of a 10Gbe switch is about 33%.

If you still don't see the point, then I'm sorry for you.

If you need a SFP+ switch this is as cheap as it gets.

https://www.amazon.com/MikroTik-CRS305-1G-4S-Gigabit-Ethernet-RouterOS/dp/B07LFKGP1L

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For the NIC a Mellanox Connect X-2/X-3 with Ethernet support.

If you have CAT cabling and don't want to switch to Fiber then probably something like this:

Switch

Transceivers

Although, I have no personal experience with the compatibility of that transceiver. Also the range is 30M so that might present an issue.

Fiber seems overall more affordable for the home since the cards, modules, cabling, and switches are overall cheaper but it may not be viable for you.

Hopefully someone can comment on the compatibility of the products I linked. It gives you more connectivity than the Netgear switch but it depends on how many connections you want.

I guess I was hoping for something in this range https://www.amazon.com/MikroTik-CRS305-1G-4S-Gigabit-Ethernet-RouterOS/dp/B07LFKGP1L/ that Ubiquiti offers, but it's still a good deal.

I mean, you could grab this guy https://www.amazon.com/MikroTik-CRS305-1G-4S-Gigabit-Ethernet-RouterOS/dp/B07LFKGP1L/ref=sr_1_10?keywords=2.5gb+switch&qid=1581578290&sr=8-10 and grab 2 SFP to RJ45 adapters (not SFP+) have those in LACP, then have a DAC cable going to the UDMP SFP+ WAN port at 10GB, and that setup should work properly to give you the 1.2 gbps provided you have clients linked at 10GB as well.

MikroTik 5-Port Desktop Switch, 1 Gigabit Ethernet Port, 4 SFP+ 10Gbps Ports (CRS305-1G-4S+IN) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LFKGP1L/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_.c6wEbJEFMDVZ

$131 not a bad price.

HP NC523SFP 10GB 2-Port Server Adapter (593717-B21) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004JU2MUI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Ne6wEbZFYBWKJ

$15 really good price but it’s a server pull that may not work in a desktop (drivers n stuff. But should)

DAC cables are probably $20-40 depending on length.

It’s not bad to get into 10gbe networking.

Though this solution may or may not work. There is some incompatibility with some 10gbe devices like intel cards generally only like intel DAC cables. But there is way around that too.

Found these with a couple quick searches on amazon. Probably get cheaper used hardware on eBay.

Though as I mentioned, it depends on your budget. Not discounting the nic teaming thing, just offering another option.

Hope this helps. And have fun!

I use a Mikrotik switch for 10gb on a ds1819+ and ds1618+. I also bought used Mellonax X3 Pro on ebay (about $50-$70) to save from the Synology hardware tax. That 10gb card is in all my Synology boxes and Desktops.

Amazon link

Smaller version

I tend to work at layer 2 and above, and when i run into fiber it tends to be data centers at disgusting speeds :) but there appear to be some good 1 port SFP+ to RJ45 media converters on amazon around $50, small SFP+ switches are harder to find but...

1x RJ45 (POE) + 4x SFP $140 https://www.amazon.com/MikroTik-CRS305-1G-4S-Gigabit-Ethernet-RouterOS/dp/B07LFKGP1L/

1 RJ45 to 1 SFP Media converters $20 each https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Ethernet-Converter-Supporting-MC220L/dp/B003CFATL0/

1000Base-LX SFP modules ($15 each) https://www.amazon.com/10Gtek-GLC-LH-SMD-GLC-LH-SM-Transceiver-1000Base-LX/dp/B00U8PN0NQ/

here is the cable - it's slightly less than $1 per meter, they have lots of length options https://www.amazon.com/FiberCablesDirect-Singlemode-820-21ft-0-5M-300M-single-mode/dp/B017B3E7VQ/

You need 1 of the switch, 4 of the media converters and 8 of the SFP modules. that's about $350 plus tax.

most of your costs here will be the OS1 fiber cable plus the conduit and the labor to bury it.

But I think it would be the absolutely most reliable solution you can put in. it's not subject to electromagnetic interference, it won't conduct electricity between buildings (ie a lightning strike won't fry your entire network), etc.

edit oh and in each building you can have the Media converter plugged into a Wireless Access Point/Switch - do something like Ubiquiti so you can have centrally managed. I think Ubiquiti has some options to replace that multi-port SFP switch but they're more expensive. let me check.

Yes, that will work. That said, most switches offering 10Gb access ports will be managed or at least web/smart-managed, but by default they usually ship with all ports running in the same VLAN, effectively running as though it were unmanaged right out of the box.

If you don't mind SFP+ interfaces, your cheapest option would be the 4-port Mikrotik CRS305-1G-4S+IN. For 8 ports, there's the CRS309-1G-8S+IN.

For copper RJ45 access ports, I'd look at a Netgear XS505M.

This is the cheapest switch I could find: https://www.amazon.com/MikroTik-CRS305-1G-4S-Gigabit-Ethernet-RouterOS/dp/B07LFKGP1L/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=CRS305-1G-4S%2BIN&qid=1584657900&s=electronics&sr=1-1

Yes it is cheap, but if I could avoid buying the switch I would prefer it, haha. I suppose I may not be so lucky. Do you know of any cheaper 10G switch?

Generally this type of testing is done with two devices, an Optical Power Meter and an Optical Light Source. If you intend to test both single-mode and multi-mode fibre, you'll probably need a separate light source for each, as the optical launch design is different. So really you need 3 tools, an OPM and an OLS for each type of fibre. I think if you get them from a low cost Asian source like FiberStore you can probably just squeak into your budget:

• OPM: https://www.fs.com/products/11149.html
• OLS SM: https://www.fs.com/products/15246.html
• OLS MM: https://www.fs.com/products/11154.html

They claim the MM OLS is only good for OM1, so you may lose some launch power due to the 62.5um output aperture, but for a simple functional test it will be fine. You could 'calibrate' it by measuring it back-to-back comparing a short OM3 cable with an OM1 cable and see how much loss it creates.

I highly recommend using a pigtail to connect your test fibre to the instruments, to preserve the integrity of the ferrules on the instruments. This way if you damage them, you replace a cheap pigtail rather than your tool. So I would also purchase short LC-SC and LC-LC cables and LC/SC couplers to use for this.

I haven't used any of this equipment specifically. We use Exfo testers at my day job, but you could maybe barely afford just their power meter.

The downside of not having a $1000s OTDR is that you need to place instruments at both ends of the fibre. An OTDR will significantly blow your budget, but would allow you to test the integrity of the fibre from one end.

There's also always the braindead simple tester - will it link? Throw some SFP's and a small switch in your toolkit and see if you can establish link; if it worked before and it doesn't now, pretty decent bet something is wrong with your fibre. The SFPs have very rudimentary power meters in them too which will tell you if any light is getting in. Something like this is cheap: https://www.amazon.com/MikroTik-CRS305-1G-4S-Gigabit-Ethernet-RouterOS/dp/B07LFKGP1L . Not exactly convenient or user friendly, though.

>reasonably priced 802.3bz switch with 24 ports?

You're going to be looking at $1500+ for that...https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-10-Gigabit-Multi-Gigabit-Rackmount-Multi-Speed/dp/B0787G236X (I'm NOT well researched this might not be the best buy)

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The cheapest switches with a handful of 10GBe ports would be along the lines of
https://www.servethehome.com/netgear-ms510tx-review-this-is-one-funky-switch/https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Multi-Gigabit-Ethernet-lifetime-technical/dp/B075Q6NPM2

https://www.anandtech.com/show/15452/engenius-reveals-affordable-multigig-switches-with-poe-8-25gbe-4-10gbe-ports

https://www.amazon.com/MikroTik-CRS305-1G-4S-Gigabit-Ethernet-RouterOS/dp/B07LFKGP1L

https://www.amazon.com/QNAP-QSW-308-1C-Switch-Gigabit-Unmanaged/dp/B07VC9T3WQ/

After that, slap on a 24 port 1gbps switch for like $80 and you're gold.

I would personally not try to "max out" your lines unless you have a use case to match it (e.g. media editing from a server/NAS). Having faster lines for their own sake doesn't do much. It won't make a sub 1GBps internet connection faster, it won't connect two computers with 1Gbps ethernet ports any faster (unless you upgrade their NICs), etc.