Cisco c3850-12x48u is about $150 on eBay.
- 802.3bt (60watt) PoE on all ports
- 36x 1gig rj45 ports
- 12x 1/2.5/5/10gig rj45 ports
- Has a module slot that you can add 4x or 8x (8x is rare so expensive) 10gig sfp+
The main problem is the idle power consumption. About 150w with nothing plugged in.
eleitl@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Just use DACs within the rack. Single mode fiber patches and SFP+ optics are also cheap and easy to find.
yaroto98@lemmy.org 4 weeks ago
DACs are great, agreed. However try telling that to the guy next door. The reason ethernet got to be so popular was because of how familiar it was and similar it us to telephone wire. There were several other competing standards befofe ethernet won.
10GbE cards and switches help regular folk upgrade without needing to learn about DACs.
Buelldozer@lemmy.today 4 weeks ago
Always amazes me how few people seem to know about DACs. I use them extensively in racks. They’re inexpensive and easy to use.