jeff, 5 months ago

@thomasfuchs I’m going straight to fiber. 25 gig incoming.

thomasfuchs, 5 months ago

@jeff Cat 8 can do 40Gbit and PoE

jeff, 5 months ago

@thomasfuchs Fiber is cheaper and uses less energy. Do twisted pair SFP28 modules exist? I haven’t ever seen one, and my first page of search results was not encouraging. I imagine they'd be very expensive, whereas optics are simple and cheap.

thomasfuchs, 5 months ago

@jeff no PoE is a dealbreaker because people would use in-wall WiFi access points super easily. Fiber also has downsides like the strands can break.

lkanies, 5 months ago

@thomasfuchs who has to terminate the cables? Better not be me

draNgNon, 5 months ago

@thomasfuchs I hate it when the cat eats the Ethernet cables

kommen, 5 months ago

@thomasfuchs you know how this President thing works for Austrians in the US…

bastilian, 5 months ago

@kommen @thomasfuchs I did hear a story that at some point, there was an initiative to change the US constitution to allow Arnie to become US president.

thomasfuchs, 5 months ago

@bastilian @kommen I don’t think it being illegal for someone to become president is actually legally enforced here

formula1matt, 5 months ago

@thomasfuchs overkill but I can get behind this platform.

thomasfuchs, 5 months ago

@formula1matt future proofing :)

thomasfuchs, 5 months ago

@formula1matt Maybe also fiber, just to be on the safe side

dan613, 5 months ago

@thomasfuchs @formula1matt Isn't Cat 8 practically fibre? Fibre might be cheaper!

thomasfuchs, 5 months ago

@dan613 @formula1matt no PoE