| 27 May 2025 |
 magic_rb | there are unmanaged sfp ones, look at horaco on aliexpress | 11:17:04 |
 matthewcroughan - nix.zone | I want 8 things plugged in at once capable of doing 5GbE each | 11:17:16 |
 K900 | OK so rice | 11:17:34 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | so an 8 port sfp 10G switch seems like the right one | 11:17:36 |
| K900 | What are you even going to plug into it | 11:17:47 |
| magic_rb | https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005006225296112.html | 11:17:52 |
| K900 | Laptops over DAC to Thunderbolt adapter lol | 11:17:57 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | No? | 11:18:03 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | This thing https://www.amazon.co.uk/SABRENT-Type-C-Ethernet-Adapter-Plug/dp/B0DQ9QGQYR | 11:18:27 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | 8 laptops, 8 of these things, it would work | 11:19:03 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | just jack into the 5G segment with these cheap little adapters | 11:19:24 |
| K900 | https://www.servethehome.com/nicgiga-s100-0800t-review-the-cheap-unmanaged-8-port-10gbase-t-switch-realtek/ | 11:20:22 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | I expect this to be loud AF, but otherwise good | 11:20:47 |
| K900 | https://www.servethehome.com/xikestor-sks1200-8xgt-review-a-cheap-8-port-10gbase-t-switch/ | 11:21:26 |
| K900 | etc | 11:21:27 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | This isn't SFP, so probably runs hot as all hell | 11:21:33 |
| K900 | You're going to be running copper anyway | 11:21:40 |
| K900 | Like | 11:21:42 |
| K900 | The hot as hell part is the phy | 11:21:46 |
| K900 | You don't get to dodge that by doing SFP | 11:21:51 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | I just wanted to have the bpi-r4 running fiber to this switch | 11:21:57 |
| K900 | You'll just be making your SFP modules hot as hell instead | 11:21:58 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | then the switch would have the cooler SFPs | 11:22:05 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | this way the bpi-r4 runs cool, and the switch runs hot | 11:22:23 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | and even then, the heat of the switch is controllable by using the right SFPs that run cooler | 11:22:48 |
 emily | you do get to use ones with the Broadcom chip | 11:23:14 |
| emily | which are significantly cooler and less power-hungry | 11:23:19 |
 Tom | You could also wait and see what happens with the just announced RTL8127. It seems rather efficient. | 11:23:26 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | Interedasting | 11:23:43 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/22/realtek-rtl8127-rtl8159-and-rtl8261c-will-power-low-cost-efficient-10-gbps-ethernet-cards-usb-adapters-and-switches/ | 11:23:55 |
