christopher.blaisdell
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My question is: how should I connect my 2.5 GBE and 5 GBE devices (such as my router and access points) to my 10 GBE home network? I notice that there are 2.5 GBE PoE+ switches available that cost into the thousands of dollars. This seems absurd. What are the alternatives?
Specifically, I am unsure about the interfaces marked in red in my UML diagram below.
1.) Connecting a new Wi-Fi 6e Access Point to my Dell Power connect Switches, or to my network in general. Is there any really high end 6e AP that has anything but a 2.5 poe + interface?
2.) Connecting my multi gigabit At&t fiber gateway to my network.
It seems like almost every home lab would have a problem like this, and as mentioned earlier by @jgreco, the marketplace for multi gig networking equipment is a mess.
Specifics:
At the heart of my home network are:
1 x Dell Powerconnect 8024f 10gbe Switch
1 x Dell Powerconnect 5524 10gbe Switch
I have At&t Fiber at my house
1 x AT&T Fiber Gateway (model: bgw320-500) with a 5gbe RJ-45 WAN port
I have purchased an old SFF PC and installed PfSense on it for my router. I chose it from the known good hardware list for pfsense, and it said it was reverse compatible with 2.5gib and 5gib. Fingers crossed.
1 x HP S01-pF2016 Slim Desktop
And I just ordered an Intel NIC that I hope is backward compatible with both my At&t Fiber Gateway, and my Dell Powerconnect switch
1 x Intel X550-T2 Dual Port 10Gb Base-T Adapter
Specifically, I am unsure about the interfaces marked in red in my UML diagram below.
1.) Connecting a new Wi-Fi 6e Access Point to my Dell Power connect Switches, or to my network in general. Is there any really high end 6e AP that has anything but a 2.5 poe + interface?
2.) Connecting my multi gigabit At&t fiber gateway to my network.
It seems like almost every home lab would have a problem like this, and as mentioned earlier by @jgreco, the marketplace for multi gig networking equipment is a mess.
Specifics:
At the heart of my home network are:
1 x Dell Powerconnect 8024f 10gbe Switch
1 x Dell Powerconnect 5524 10gbe Switch
I have At&t Fiber at my house
1 x AT&T Fiber Gateway (model: bgw320-500) with a 5gbe RJ-45 WAN port
I have purchased an old SFF PC and installed PfSense on it for my router. I chose it from the known good hardware list for pfsense, and it said it was reverse compatible with 2.5gib and 5gib. Fingers crossed.
1 x HP S01-pF2016 Slim Desktop
And I just ordered an Intel NIC that I hope is backward compatible with both my At&t Fiber Gateway, and my Dell Powerconnect switch
1 x Intel X550-T2 Dual Port 10Gb Base-T Adapter
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