I find myself buying 3x the requisite number of required patch cables just so that I can make the rack look pretty Or read the Great Deals section and blindly buy stuff off eBay This forum is VERY addictive for thatPrev 1 … 187 188 189 190 191 … 501 Next Y...
By comparison, a single large crystal resonator like the one on the cheap adapter costs$0.16from the same source (~~6%~~20%, see below,of the cost.) EDIT: Someone onredditpointed out that I was using 'oscillator' incorrectly to refer to the large crystal, which is only the resonator p...
get some OM4 LC-LC patch cables from fs.com and you should be all set. Click to expand... It looks like the HP OEM 649281 will also do 40GB ethernet, is that correct? Edit: So it looks like it may need to be cross-flashed to do so, but that it should be doable. Also it...
Okay, here's what I've been through hardware-wise New DAC cables (two), one end coded for Brocade, the other end for Intel. Another XL710 NIC The...
I would like to ask for your experience in identifying certain types of cables and transceivers -- this is still not quite clear to me. This is the first time I am going to build anything with fibre. Any help is greatly appreciated! many thanks in advance! best reg...
I tend to use NETapp QSFP storage cables for copper. they seem to just work. they're cheap. they're short, they're long. Did I mention they just seem to work? I also use AOC 40Gb QSFP to 40Gb QSFP, again whatever cheapest I could find in the appropriate length....
Twinax cables are a different story though. The thing is a beast, no need for homelab. I ordered one on Ebay two years ago for a client that pulled his order the last minute, been struggling to sell it afterwards. Most homelabs here locally in Norway is still into...
I don't have experience with these parts but I prefer transceivers having pull tabs instead of bail-clasps because you can remove them without disconnecting the patch cords. The form factor for your breakout patch cord should work but I would be weary if the LC ends ca...
Since I do not require redundancy, do I need 2 cables still to stack the switches. My purpose is just to manage them both from 1 device. The images I have found, and instructions (which you say not to completely believe) seem to show two cables. I used that exact...
6610 - connecting it to 2 x Arista QSFP to SFP+ breakout cables - one breaking out 1/2/2 to 1/2/5 and the other 1/2/7 to 1/2/10 now had two different architecture machines - HP/Compaq Elite 8300 and no Dell Optiplex 7050 Tried both Intel 520da-2 and no...