I have two points I want to connect at home with minimal cabling at minimal cost.
I need connectivity for 2 machines to my network hub. Would prefer 4GBe bandwidth (i.e. some spare for any builds I am doing at that location) but could probably manage with 2GBe if needed (one connection going to a small switch and the other going to my main PC).
Currently connectivity is through a single 35Mtr patch cable and is suffering. Running 4x 1GBe solid core cables would be the least popular option if other solutions were available that were not too expensive.
Max budget is around $500.
I currently have a HP 1810-24G with two SFP ports.
My first though was to get a couple of GBics (J4858C 1GBe SX LC) and run two fiber cables but I am unsure how to connect the other end (i.e. what will connect to the fibre connection from the GBic in the switch) especially for the one cable that would need to go to a small switch.
My second thought was to run two fibre cables with something like the TP-LINK MC200CM Gigabit Media Converter, 1000Mbps on each end. That would come in at around $150 per link but I have not found any reviews so have no idea of the performance.
Any thoughts or other suggestions ?.
I need connectivity for 2 machines to my network hub. Would prefer 4GBe bandwidth (i.e. some spare for any builds I am doing at that location) but could probably manage with 2GBe if needed (one connection going to a small switch and the other going to my main PC).
Currently connectivity is through a single 35Mtr patch cable and is suffering. Running 4x 1GBe solid core cables would be the least popular option if other solutions were available that were not too expensive.
Max budget is around $500.
I currently have a HP 1810-24G with two SFP ports.
My first though was to get a couple of GBics (J4858C 1GBe SX LC) and run two fiber cables but I am unsure how to connect the other end (i.e. what will connect to the fibre connection from the GBic in the switch) especially for the one cable that would need to go to a small switch.
My second thought was to run two fibre cables with something like the TP-LINK MC200CM Gigabit Media Converter, 1000Mbps on each end. That would come in at around $150 per link but I have not found any reviews so have no idea of the performance.
Any thoughts or other suggestions ?.