I am about to pull the trigger on this 2 cards but I wanted to run this you guys make sure I am not missing anything.
Want to connect with a 10GB connection my Macos (Hackintosh) and Truenas machine.
A few things to consider:
- macos & truenas are in separate buildings about 100feet apart or more
- there is an existing cat6 cable that I ran a while back that I will try to test (and if any issues will replace with cat6a, just in case)
Considering the following 2 cards:
- for macos (hackintosh) - ASUS XG-C100C 10G Network Adapter Pci-E X4 Card with Single RJ-45 Port - looks like this is supported OOTB
- for Truenas (T420 or R730xd or maybe I will get something new) - Intel X540-T2 10Gb Dual Port Low Profile Adapter X540T2BLK W/ Blue Sticker - from what I read I should look for the blue sticker to make sure it's not a fake
For truenas, if I was to go the X520 route, and use an adapter for SFP+ to RJ45 or a cable with SFP+ on one end and RJ45 on another it's not clear to me which vs to get SR or DA.
Thank you in advance
Want to connect with a 10GB connection my Macos (Hackintosh) and Truenas machine.
A few things to consider:
- macos & truenas are in separate buildings about 100feet apart or more
- there is an existing cat6 cable that I ran a while back that I will try to test (and if any issues will replace with cat6a, just in case)
Considering the following 2 cards:
- for macos (hackintosh) - ASUS XG-C100C 10G Network Adapter Pci-E X4 Card with Single RJ-45 Port - looks like this is supported OOTB
- for Truenas (T420 or R730xd or maybe I will get something new) - Intel X540-T2 10Gb Dual Port Low Profile Adapter X540T2BLK W/ Blue Sticker - from what I read I should look for the blue sticker to make sure it's not a fake
For truenas, if I was to go the X520 route, and use an adapter for SFP+ to RJ45 or a cable with SFP+ on one end and RJ45 on another it's not clear to me which vs to get SR or DA.
Thank you in advance