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D-Link could be clearer about the benefits of the turbo mode feature and customization options for the LEDs are limited, but overall, it is a sturdy, solid, and high-performing piece of equipment. Additionally, with the increasing affordability of 10GbE and the widespread use of 2.5GbE ports in WiFi 6 client hardware, this switch has a wider audience than it would have had just a couple of years ago. Overall, it is a great piece of equipment and I highly recommend it. DAS might be the cheaper option as stated. You can probably even hook it up to the router with the USB cable and have network access to it if it's configured just as individual disks or JBOD.
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I verified I can get 1300 and nearly 1400 mbps speeds when I run the 2.5ge port on the S33 modem straight to my desktop PC. I've also verified I can break over 1gbps Wi-Fi speeds on various PC devices (desktop, laptop) and mobile phones when plugged into the 2.5g port on the router, but then anything hardwired is capped at 900-something MBPS.
This IS fanless, this was one of my criteria and why I rejected everything before it. it has 2 sides closed and 2 sides well ventilated, you can see the large aluminium finned heatsink inside. As for heat, I can not comment as I have only tested between 2-machines simultaneously and it is sat horizontally in free air on top of a 1G switch and this is not where it will stay. InvalidError said:2.5GbE and 5GbE were created because most people and companies with in-wall/ceiling wiring don't want to replace wiring for 10GBase-T. If you hook up the DAS to your PC you can still share the drives across the network but, if the PC shuts off then the drives will of course not be shared.I have not had the time to thoroughly test it, indeed I have only tested it between 2 of my 4 machines connected at 2.5G, and it hits full speed and stays there solid (albeit not for long (drives/arrays being my issue). 🆒 In small and medium-sized enterprises, as the volume of data increases, faster network transmission speeds are essential. Upgrading directly from 1G to 10G networks results in excessive performance, requiring extensive infrastructure replacements and thus escalating operational costs. 2.5 G switches can be directly deployed within existing 1G network architectures without replacing infrastructure, yet they elevate transmission speeds to 2.5Gbps. This ensures stable network performance and high-speed data transfers, even with substantial data loads. I have tried so many different configurations (using at least CAT6A, CAT7 or CAT8 cables) of what to plug into what first. Currently I have the 2.5g port out of the S33 modem and into the 2.5g port on the AX11000 router. Then out of the AX11000 router's blue (WAN?) port and into one of the four 2.5g ports on the switch. Then out of the switch, I have a 2.5g port and cable running to my desktop PC's 2.5g onboard ethernet port. Despite its growing popularity among hardware manufacturers, 2.5G technology is often overlooked. This is unfortunate, as it is becoming more common in computers and motherboards and is a cost-effective way to upgrade to multi-gigabit speeds. For example, 2.5G cards and dongles are reasonably priced, and 2.5Gbps speeds can be achieved with existing Cat5e cabling. TRENDnet has released an affordable unmanaged 2.5G switch, called the TEG-S380, which is an 8-port Unmanaged 2.5G Switch and part of the brand’s Multi-Gigabit Networking Solutions family. As mentioned earlier, upgrading from a 1G network to a 2.5G network does not require changing existing facilities. Compared to 10G switches, for small and medium-sized networks or home networks, 2.5 Gbe switches are more cost-effective. Upgrading from a 1G network to a 10G network requires rewiring and infrastructure replacement, while upgrading to a 2.5G network only requires replacing the switch. 2.5G provides a more suitable choice, and this cost-effectiveness has attracted many users to choose 2.5 Gbps switches. Applications of 2.5 GB Switch
That's not cheap, but neither was my AX-11000 a year and half ago. Maybe I could sell my current AX11000 for the AX6000 which sounds/seems like a downgrade honestly, but it's not in this use case scenario anyway. ports on laptops, computers and standard office hardware is still very much in low adoption. 2.5GbE featured less than 1G, but it’s still ahead of 10GbE in consumer adoption by defaultAs for cables (nofanneeded asked), I was previously using direct-connect between 2 individual PC's (no switch) so I pre-bought CAT.7 and CAT.8 cables which work perfectly. What I know understand, or think I understand.... is that once you take that ethernet cable from the modem (that's tested/confirmed speeds at well over the 1.2gbps Xfinity plan) into the ASUS GT-AX11000, you're capped at 1gig no matter what you do. If you run the ethernet from the 2.5gbe port on the modem to the 2.5gbe port on the router, even if you plug a direct ethernet cable from router into your desktop PC for example (with a 2.5gbe Realtek on-board NIC), you're still capped at 1gbe no matter what. I hope that as I make more connections in the IT world, I can figure crap out like this myself and help others. Currently I'm wondering if I'd benefit from getting a "better" NIC card i.e. Intel X550-T2 2-Port 10GB Ethernet Converged Network Adapter. I'm still not sure why or how it'd be helpful in this scenario of not being able to get those elusive 1200mbps speeds down, except that from what I read Intel makes some of the best NIC cards/adapters and generally have good driver support vs Realtek. But what do I know? I know nothing Jon Snow.
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