Tag: switch

  • electrical engineering: a cooling solution

    I have 6 SFP+ ports on my new switch, but so far I only have one 10-gig ethernet device and a couple of 2.5-gig ethernet devices. How do I plug those mugs in??? Enter the transceiver — Mikrotik S+RJ10 This little booger allows you to plug in any ethernet device up to 10 gigabits into…

  • summer server upgrade wrap-up

    It’s finally upgrade time! >(click here to skip to the new stuff)< I originally built this homelab cluster in December of 2022 for a few reasons: for fun, for learning, and to help me pivot my career away from manufacturing and into IT. I saved up a bunch of money, quit my factory job, and…