5Gb ethernet copper into 6610?

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Cncjerry

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Is there an low-cost way to get 5Gbps ethernet into a 6610? I also have a microtik crs305-1g-4s+in switches I'm not using if that can be employed. I have fiber everywhere so ideally, usb-c to 5Gbps adapter to fiber to 6610?

For my other mac, I used a USB-C to 10Gbps adapter made by sonnet, a solo or something. That one I got for $150 but these days they are well over $200 so I thought, If I can get 5Gbps that's fine.

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MikroTik S+RJ10

I just found the above SFP, so I can try it in the 6610 and if it doesn't work, I can use it in the mikrotik switch and connect that to the 6610.

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Thanks, that one looks to be the same price as the S+RJ10. So I guess the 6610 will handle it.

Any readers have experience with this:

Sabrent USB Type-A or Type-C to 5-Gigabit Ethernet Adapter [10/100/1000/2500/5000 Mbps] (NT-SS5G)


I've seen it for less money than on Amazon. I'm now just thinking of waiting until I can find another sonnet 10GE - USB-C adapter. I bought the first one for $150, and the 5Ge above is $126. I also have fiber running everywhere now and these 5GE are all copper.

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Juggie

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Cncjerry said:
Thanks, that one looks to be the same price as the S+RJ10. So I guess the 6610 will handle it.

Any readers have experience with this:

Sabrent USB Type-A or Type-C to 5-Gigabit Ethernet Adapter [10/100/1000/2500/5000 Mbps] (NT-SS5G)


I've seen it for less money than on Amazon. I'm now just thinking of waiting until I can find another sonnet 10GE - USB-C adapter. I bought the first one for $150, and the 5Ge above is $126. I also have fiber running everywhere now and these 5GE are all copper.

Thanks
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The 6610 does not handle 2.5. The Sfp has to be 10g on the switch side and multi rate on the ethernet side. The one I linked does that. I can't speak for the one you did.
 
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Cncjerry

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Then I am missing something. Where did you plug that SFP? In the cable modem or 6610? I want to use a 5Ge adapter and need to terminate the 5Ge at a switch. The microtik SFP has 6 speeds and It supports 5Ge with the SFP I mentioned, the S+RJ10. I can then come out of the mikrotik switch on a 10G link to the 6610 but I thought you used that SFP in your 6610.

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Cncjerry said:
Then I am missing something. Where did you plug that SFP? In the cable modem or 6610? I want to use a 5Ge adapter and need to terminate the 5Ge at a switch. The microtik SFP has 6 speeds and It supports 5Ge with the SFP I mentioned, the S+RJ10. I can then come out of the mikrotik switch on a 10G link to the 6610 but I thought you used that SFP in your 6610.

Thanks!
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The cable modem has a 2.5g ethernet port.

The 6610 does not. It has a 10g SFP+. The 10g SFP+ port does not link at 2.5 or 5g. Thus the Amazon SFP+ I sent you above reports a 10g link to the switch but links at 2.5g with the cable modem. Ie it basically lies to the switch.

Hopefully that's clear.
 
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