FireBrick SFP: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
m AA-Andrew moved page FireBrick SPF to FireBrick SFP without leaving a redirect |
clean up, typos fixed: ie → i.e. (2), etc, → etc.,, eg → e.g. , are are → are |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
<indicator name="FireBrick">[[File:Menu-FireBrick.svg|link=:Category:FireBrick|30px|Back up to the FireBrick Category]]</indicator> |
<indicator name="FireBrick">[[File:Menu-FireBrick.svg|link=:Category:FireBrick|30px|Back up to the FireBrick Category]]</indicator> |
||
The FireBrick 2900 has 4 copper ports and 1 SFP port. The SFP port allows flexible connection to other devices - |
The FireBrick 2900 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. |
||
==TL;DR== |
==TL;DR== |
||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
The longer version for a bit more context: |
The longer version for a bit more context: |
||
Most SFPs have a little ROM chip inside them with make/model etc, and |
Most SFPs have a little ROM chip inside them with make/model etc., and |
||
most vendors use this to lock you into their own SFPs, |
most vendors use this to lock you into their own SFPs, i.e. Cisco switches |
||
paired up with specific Cisco SFPs on a whitelist. They probably do this |
paired up with specific Cisco SFPs on a whitelist. They probably do this |
||
for a reason, but it's really annoying, especially when you think you've |
for a reason, but it's really annoying, especially when you think you've |
||
| Line 51: | Line 51: | ||
==VDSL SFPs== |
==VDSL SFPs== |
||
We have tried VDSL SFPs, and they do work. There |
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 testing needs to happen though. |
||
[[Category:FireBrick]] |
[[Category:FireBrick]] |
||