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    Is Dell 9YD6K Intel i350-T4 vendor locked?

    As far as I know, they aren't locked to Dell hardware. They're just Intel based quad port NICs. I have several of these at work. I'll toss one in a non-Dell computer and see what happens.
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    Used / "reburbished" Optical SFP/SFP+ transceivers?

    I have lots of 1G/10G optics that have been lit for 9-10 years plus and haven't replaced a single one because of a failure. Most of our optics are Enterasys/Extreme branded, JDSU, Intel and recently we've been deploying FluxLight optics.
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    Fiber vs. Copper For Short Lengths and Transceiver Reliability

    I agree. Fiber in the streets, DACs in the rack.
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    DELL BROADCOM 57810S 10GBE BASE-T NETWORK ADAPTER

    There's nothing "Dell Specific" about these. I've used them in Asus and Supermicro systems before and they work fine.
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    IBM RackSwitch G8124E firmware updating

    Hello all, So, I picked up an IBM RackSwitch G8124E to play with. The price was right and I wanted to update it to the latest firmware before the playing begins. It's running 7.7.3 at the moment and I see 8.4.6 is available for download. So, I grabbed the 8.4.6 package and notice it has two...
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