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<indicator name="FireBrick">[[File:Menu-FireBrick.svg\|link=:Category:FireBrick\|30px\|Back up to the FireBrick Category]]</indicator> The FireBrick ~~2900~~FB2900 has 4 copper ports and 1 SFP port. The SFP port allows flexible connection to other devices - e.g. a 5th copper port, fibre or DACs, and even VDSL modem (ymmv). ==TL;DR== Regarding the SFPs, the short version is almost any copper SFP should work for the FB2900, but there are a few silly types that don't. Generic MSA encoded SFPs should be fine. ==More Information== The longer version for a bit more context: for the various vendors and models it can do) ===RX_LOS Types Don't work=== Copper SFPs of the "RX_LOS" type don't work with the FB2900, such as the and it's flashable derivatives will also be in this class. The RX_LOS type are a bit of a daft class and I've never really got my head around just why Flexoptix T.C12.02.~~Athey~~A exist. Thankfully they're less common. ===Copper SFPs=== One final thing to bear in mind with a Copper SFP, is that they can only not get you a link. ===VDSL SFPs=== We have tried VDSL SFPs, and they do work. There are a few caveats - they seem to run hot and may provide a less stable connection (i.e. sync drops). ~~More~~Not ~~testing~~recommended. ~~needs to happen though.~~ === 10G SFP+s=== We don't recommend trying to use a SFP+ DAC ofor SFP+ fibre module in the FB2900. Whilst running 1G over a 10G capable SFP+ device sometimes works, there is no guarantee, and we suggest sticking to 1G. ===FB6000=== There are no SFP ports on the FB6000 model. ===Port Status=== The FireBrick does give you some information about the SFP: [[File:FB2900-port-status.png\|frame\|Port Status]] [[Category:FireBrick]]