First off, hello. While attempting to find some info on what I am trying to accomplish, I was left with more questions than when I began, so I thought I would just stop and ask for a bit of advice.
I am looking to shrink my setup and consolidate things into the least number of physical boxes possible, while adding a 10Gbe link from my main PC to my Media Server. While I know that my 'to buy' list currently consists of 2x 10Gbe cards and media, THAT is where I want to draw the line and actually remove an existing Gigabit switch from the equation, rather than upgrade to an SFP+ capable unit.
I have a large collection of spare components and would simply like to throw enough NICs into my Media Server, feed it from my modem/router, Bridge and run connections from there, including feeding my main PC with the single 10Gbe link from that Media Server to satisfy my connection to the network and internet.
My connection requirements are very minimal, as in-house Wifi takes care of anyone that isn't ME and the only resource I need to make available is simply a Media Server (referred to in this post), is there going to be any real tragic downside to going this route ?
While I am familiar enough with Esxi, I would prefer to completely give up on life and use a Windows Box.
The current server board has Dual Gigabit NICs and I would just add a Quad Gigabit NIC and a 10Gbe NIC.
I am looking to shrink my setup and consolidate things into the least number of physical boxes possible, while adding a 10Gbe link from my main PC to my Media Server. While I know that my 'to buy' list currently consists of 2x 10Gbe cards and media, THAT is where I want to draw the line and actually remove an existing Gigabit switch from the equation, rather than upgrade to an SFP+ capable unit.
I have a large collection of spare components and would simply like to throw enough NICs into my Media Server, feed it from my modem/router, Bridge and run connections from there, including feeding my main PC with the single 10Gbe link from that Media Server to satisfy my connection to the network and internet.
My connection requirements are very minimal, as in-house Wifi takes care of anyone that isn't ME and the only resource I need to make available is simply a Media Server (referred to in this post), is there going to be any real tragic downside to going this route ?
While I am familiar enough with Esxi, I would prefer to completely give up on life and use a Windows Box.
The current server board has Dual Gigabit NICs and I would just add a Quad Gigabit NIC and a 10Gbe NIC.