I had been looking for a 100GbE switch for a long time, and I like that the switch has the exact number of ports for my home lab. Many 100GbE switches have more than 28 ports, but I don’t need as many. I need only three. The 100GbE QSFP28 is 2nd Generation and 4 x…

I have been monitoring 100GbE port switches on eBay for more than a year. Shopping on eBay is like surfing and trying to catch the big waves, looking for the right moments and being prepared. On eBay, sometimes it is possible to get a good price because data centers or companies start to replace their…

Before setting up anything, I planned everything out on paper. Every single port was pre-planned before purchase. Many people have asked what software I used to make this topology and requested an editable copy of the topology picture. I use PowerPoint, Excel, and Word very often for simple design and brainstorming tools. I feel MS…

When I built a TrueNAS storage device and started copying files over at 1GbE speed, I realized how slow it was. I started understanding what the 1GbE means and began looking for ways to increase the connection speed and consider other possible bottlenecks. To get a maximum speed, you have to consider everything: What is…