Aroop Roelofs :verified: on Nostr: npub1sh47j…c32nx I _personally_ prefer fiber depending on the use-case. Yes, it's ...
npub1sh47jfjwrysr250kn24natwhnq8dhdguc9dswnp0ey8alsdh389q0c32nx (npub1sh4…32nx) I _personally_ prefer fiber depending on the use-case.
Yes, it's more fragile than copper (altho with an armored cable, it's not a huge deal imho) but it gives me more flexibility down the road.
Now it isn't very common that you'll be upgrading beyond 10G but being able to just keep the existing cables in place (especially the ones in the walls) makes it a lot easier if you (for some reason) decide to go for 40G or even 100G.
Also, I'm European so we live in our houses a *long* time so we generally don't say "by that time I'll have a new house".
Generally I stick to the following system:
- Copper: Short, easy to access runs (eg. switch on the desk to PC) *or* devices that cannot use fiber (eg. Raspberry Pi, wifi point or desktop without NIC accepting the fiber).
- Fiber: Longer or more difficult to access runs between devices that can use fiber (eg. switches and routers).
- DAC: Devices in the same spot (eg. rack) that can use them (eg. NAS, servers, switches etc.)
Yes, it's more fragile than copper (altho with an armored cable, it's not a huge deal imho) but it gives me more flexibility down the road.
Now it isn't very common that you'll be upgrading beyond 10G but being able to just keep the existing cables in place (especially the ones in the walls) makes it a lot easier if you (for some reason) decide to go for 40G or even 100G.
Also, I'm European so we live in our houses a *long* time so we generally don't say "by that time I'll have a new house".
Generally I stick to the following system:
- Copper: Short, easy to access runs (eg. switch on the desk to PC) *or* devices that cannot use fiber (eg. Raspberry Pi, wifi point or desktop without NIC accepting the fiber).
- Fiber: Longer or more difficult to access runs between devices that can use fiber (eg. switches and routers).
- DAC: Devices in the same spot (eg. rack) that can use them (eg. NAS, servers, switches etc.)