Hackshack Gets Fiber - Part 2 - Firewall Fun
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- After waiting for a year plus we recently had 2gbps fiber internet service from @Gigabitnow installed to the house. This video will cover the trials and tribulations of adding 10 gbps interfaces on a Watchguard M500 that originally had none(or a stock way to add any). Thanks for watching! I also tackle getting the latest version of OPNSense onto the Watchguard M500.
**I REALLY don't like the bend radius on those shorter jumpers. I either need some even shorter ones or slightly longer so they won't bunch up in that same way. **
Part 1:
• Hackshack Gets Fiber -...
Resources:
Introduction to Passive Optical Networking
• Introduction to Passiv...
OEM of this hardware is Lanner. They do/did stuff for Sophos and others too.
lannerinc.com/...
OPNSense
opnsense.org/
Netgate thread on the Watchguard M400/500
forum.netgate....
Documentation mentioning the offloading stuff (says disabling by default but may be one of the other things I disabled that got rid of the errors)
docs.opnsense....
PCI-E F/F Adapter/Riser
www.ebay.com/i...
First PCI-E Extension cable I tried
www.ebay.com/i...
Final PCI-E Extension cable
www.amazon.com...
LC-LC Panel mount couplers
www.amazon.com...
7 Inch Fiber Jumpers
www.amazon.com...
10G Media Converter
www.amazon.com...
Intel 520 Dual port SFP+ nic
www.ebay.com/i...
SFP+ NIC (Single port one I used for PCs)
www.amazon.com...
10G SR/MM SFP+ modules
www.amazon.com...
10G RJ45 Copper SFP+ modules
www.amazon.com...
As I always say, if you've not already, go check out my awesome neighbor-in-retro, @retroCombs! He's got good stuff!
If you have actually read this far down and would like a HackShack sticker, figure out a way to get in touch with me and I'll see what I can do to get one to you! :-D
Music: @WhiteBatAudio Thanks for the tunes!
Howdy from Akron! So a couple of things. One of the off-lease corporate PCs is FAR better at home vs the rackmount gear. All of the server NICs run hot. They expect to be in a server with a lot of front to back airflow in a server closet or datacenter. If you get a desktop style PC, make sure you put a small fan blowing on the NICs. I'd Try a 2.5G dedicated copper NIC going to the ONT. I think the intel I225 or i350s can do it. In regards to the ONT module it's worth a call your carrier, a lot of them use ONT modules for business customers and they may be willing to work with you. Working with municipal fiber has a lot more flexibility than any mega carrier. Those ONT modules are neat. Most of them are 10G simplex. The carrier polices the traffic towards you in their transport equipment. You'd be expected police/shape the traffic towards them to your agreed upon bandwidth in a business setting. Give it a shot. Good video.
Good stuff. Thanks for watching and thanks for the info!
Excellent video, and thanks for sharing your experience. If I understood correctly, your hand off is copper? Strange. Mine is fiber to the house. But then, I don't live in your area.
It's fiber into the house into their Nokia ONT but then after that it is copper on the backside where it connects to any customer equipment.
Don/t know about networking, but for graphics signal integrity regarding risers, especially pcie 4.0, the corsair is the one I never had problems with no matter the length...
💯Perfect Hack for the Shack!
Thx for watching!
most fiber isp allow direct access to the fiber via sfp. but u need to order the correct sfp modul. then u can just put any pc/whatever on it. there is a video about this
I plan on asking if they'll let me use one of the ont sfp+ modules.
9:08 nice work!
Thanks! And thanks for watching!
Watch the temps on that card and modules. I didn't see any airflow that'll be directed at them, unless I missed it.
Thanks! You didn't miss it. Without running the copper ones I've left it running for over 24 hours with the lid on and the Intel 520 was cool to the touch.The modules weren't bad at all. I'm going to keep an eye on it. Maybe another pair of small fans at the rear to draw from front to back like the ones in the cpu area.