networking

Hi, I recently purchased two used Extreme Networks ERS 3626GTS-PWR+ switches for my home lab. Both switches are working well, but they are currently running an older software release. I am looking for the following firmware: Platform: Ethernet Routing Switch 3600 Series Software release...

Wanted to share something I ended up building after going down a fairly deep rabbit hole with my home router setup. Backstory: I was running Home Assistant on Proxmox and kept hitting mDNS/SSDP discovery problems from VMs sharing a bridge — fixed that with SR-IOV for a while, but that comes...

Hi! I use a couple of HUAWEI CE6851-48S6Q-HI switches and time to time have problem with system crushes. Maybe someone can help to find to patch or upgrade this ? Huawei Versatile Routing Platform Software VRP (R) software, Version 8.100 (CE6851HI V100R005C10SPC200) Copyright (C) 2012-2015...

Looking to get rid of some old equipment sitting, willing to ship smaller items but prices will vary Items for sale x4 Cisco AIR-AP2802I-B-KP - $80 x1 Cisco Catalyst 2960x 48p Switch - $50 x4 D-Link DGS-3120-48PC 48p Switch - $50/Each x1 Intel NUC6 i5SYH - i5 6260U, 8gb ddr4, 256gb ssd...

Hi there, I was quite excited when I saw RTL8127 NICs come out as a very affordable modern 10GbE solution, and was considering buying a few for the homelab. However, I've got cold feet remembering my prior experience of flakiness/dropouts/disappearing under load/etc with Realtek 2.5GbE NICs, and...

Internet not working with SFP28 25Gb/s (Broadcom BCM57414B1KFSBG), Asus K14PA-U12 I have a server motherboard Asus K14PA-U12, for networking it has: 2 x SFP28 25Gb/s (Broadcom BCM57414B1KFSBG) +1 x Mgmt LAN I run Ubuntu 24.04.3 I don't see the ethernet connection I'm used to for internet, so I...

Hi all, new here. I am looking into building a nas for mixed use: video production and file sharing. I suspect that the speed and amount of drives I would put into it would more than saturate a 10gbe connection. If I want to get 20-25gb speeds, what is the best most economical way to go about...

Hey all, I wanted to know if anyone else is having issues connecting their VMs to the internet as soon as they set a static IP on the VM. I haven't been able to find a single thread that had the same issue as mine and I have been banging my head against the wall for weeks now, trying to solve...

Hi guys, need your help and i will appreciate it, its been now weeks since i started my new router and internet provider with 5G fiber internet, the problem i am facing is that: mobile phone and smart tv receiving very high speed of downloading and uploading (up to 30MBPS downloading and over 35...

I need some guidance on building enterprise network for two locations with list I have complied in chatgpt , I am not expert by no means, so I need to get second opinion on this build I am planning to invest around $10,000 is my budget and I would self host my website and other services and VPN...

I need some guidance on building enterprise network for two locations with list I have complied in chatgpt , I am not expert by no means, so I need to get second opinion on this build I am planning to invest around $10,000 is my budget and I would self host my website and other services and VPN...

I have tried to start the Arista switch and MikroTik, but the same problem occurs. The nodes start and then stop after a second. The only node that works is the default Virtual PC

I've recently bought Intel x520-da2, for both of my Homeserver(Proxmox) and my PC*(dual boot Windows11&Linux); I’m struggling to reach full speed i think it is a PCIe bandwidth limitation on my Gigabyte B650 Eagle AX motherboard while using Intel 82599ES 10Gb SFP+ NIC. The NIC should run at x8...

We have a Brocade ICX6610 switch connected via fiber (1/3/1) as it's main uplink to our router. We would like to also have an RJ45 interface (1/1/1) as a redundant backup for if the main 1/3/1 fails. Basically when 1/3/1 is up and ok, 1/1/1 should be DISABLED and when 1/3/1 is down, 1/1/1 should...

Hello everyone. I wanted to ask you all for some advice/recommendations. I am moving into a new home and will be tearing down my current homelab and migrating it to the new house. There’re a few things I am looking to see if I can change/modify, and I also must buy a new 24 port full poe switch...

Trying to tidy up my networking cables and have a massive eATX case (former media server with GPU) thaty was repurposed to run PFSense. I have a 13" depth rack under my desk/worktable that fits nicely and is conveniently located right next to my modem. The only reqs for the machine are that it...

Update: I ended up doing it in a different way. I did manage to fix the inter vlan communication issue. When I was pinging from A to B, node B's gateway was not set to the route's interface for that vlan. Once I did it worked. I gave up because I never figured out how to allow all the vlans to...

I have a Proxmox server running on a Qotom Q20331G9 1U. I was unable to find the bios setting for virtualization support so i could pass through the nics directly to my Pfsense VM so I have 2 linux bridges set up, one for enp8s0 for the WAN and another bridge that includes enp4s0-enp7s0. I need...

I recently bought a Supermicro H12SSL-i and an EPYC 7402. Works great. The only problem is that I can't get a TP-Link TX401 card I bought to work in it. I bought one, and it worked for 5 minutes and quit. No power, nothing. I've tried it in every slot, and it doesn't work. I returned it, got a...

Hello, Pros I have a Supermicro X9DA7 Unraid server and a MSI MEG Z590I UNIFY desktop. I wanted to increase the speed between the two which is now just a LAN. The MSI has no PCIe available so constraint #1 - But has Thunderbolt 4 I/O available The Supermicro has many PCIe available available...