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    Brocade ICX Series (cheap & powerful 10gbE/40gbE switching)

    That's a ton of info on the connections, thanks Matt! I guess I phrased that bad, but I know I won't get 10Gb, I'm just tired of the gigabit connection being my bottleneck. I just read some places that it won't pass through 10Gb to 10Gb on one connection, only saturate multiple gigabit...
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    Brocade ICX Series (cheap & powerful 10gbE/40gbE switching)

    Thanks Matt. So you don't need optics with a DAC? I guess the direct attach part makes sense now. When I was looking at FS, their DACs had a different option for each manufacturer - does that matter if optics aren't involved, or is it just more of a marketing thing? Should I just get one that...
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    Brocade ICX Series (cheap & powerful 10gbE/40gbE switching)

    I'm looking to upgrade my wireless router + unmanaged switch, and the 6450 seems perfect for future expansion. There's a lot of great resources here, but I had a few questions. What would I need to set up the 10gb connections to my FreeNAS box and Windows workstation for faster transfers? I was...