Budget 2.5 Gigabit Network Setup

Finally!! The missing piece for my budge 2.5GBE network setup i have been waiting for is finally here. time to get to work and get this setup.

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[Erelyes]

2:36 you're doing 280 megaBYTES per second, not megabits.

[dennisteagueCV]

I know this posting is old but I never saw any mention of what Modem and Router you use in this video. Can you share that information.

[chrisamps]

The reason you see 2.35 and not 2.50 is due to the "overheads" used in IP transmission protocol. Every packet contains MAC header and error correction bits, so the tru data throughput on 1GB link is usually apprx 750-850MB.

[jesset]

I run unshielded cat6 through my house and I get 10 gig fine also you can put 10 gig through a CAT5E cable but I only tested this at 7 ft

[nauxsi]

10 years ago people said gigabit is plenty for wired connections in the home.

If you were wiring your home today would you still go cat6 for the home. Or jump to 2.5gigabit. Wireless connections have caught up.

[chris-tal]

You have to stuff in some extra control packets for a TCP connection, that could be why it doesn't reach full theoretical speed. I haven't checked if iPerf works by reopening connections or just working through a single or multiple ones parallel (depends on parameters) and closes it at the end of the test session. Maybe it's worth checking with tcpdump for plain curiosity. Plus TCP has to sort them on the receiving side, because packets may arrive in the wrong order. Also you got to have space for ARP packets, etc. on the same link too. It also needs more CPU power. I think UDP connections in iPerf could reach 2.5Gigs with this setup easily. Still, It's a very nice price/performance ratio for a home network.

[rogerpettersson]

2.5 Gbit/s up to at least 100 m of Cat 5e
5 Gbit/s up to 100 m of Cat 5e
5 Gbit/s up to at least 100 m of Cat 6

CAT5e vs. CAT6 Maximum Length
Both CAT5e and CAT6 offer lengths of up to 100 m per network segment. The maximum achievable speeds will never be met beyond this length. This can result in a slow or failing connection, or even no connection at all. If it is required to cover distances longer than 100 m, the signal can be amplified with repeaters or switches.

When used for 10GBASE-T, the maximum length of a CAT6 cable reduces to 55 m. After this distance the rate drops to 1GBASE-T. To be able to run 10GBASE-T over the full 100 m, it is advised to use CAT6A also called Augmented Category 6 cable.

[Lukes-Tech]

Great video. This looks pretty interesting

[pgplaysvidya]

huh i never considered using a usb > 2.5gb dongle. And that qnap is cheaper than the 300 dollar switch I put in my wishlist! This video just saved me money lol

[dumaineslade]

nice video but you didn't mention what router are you using???

[NekoMimiOfficial]

Well I can just imagine a blazing fast local Internet-server setup, ideal for big file storage and Web based apps, plus managing vms from cockpit or just esxi

[PuzPlays]

Do you have a more recent video which goes through the entire setup. So for example I am looking for a 2.5gbe router that can then connect to the switch you recommended.

[dustatron]

10gbe is a thing and you can use Cat5e or Cat6. I have personally set such a network up multiple times video a video editing environment and I can confirm that it works well.

[yaronskp]

Isn't the traffic goes through the router all the time? Isn't the router a limiting factor?

[mategombas]

Does the router need to be 2.5 or does not matter on lan?

[mnraker]

Complete side note, what corner shelf is that? Lol

[brutus]

Wouldn't it be more practical to make usb-c ends on the network cables and the switch? Is there some practical reason we still have this large network jack as the connection standard. With the idea of USB being "Universal", capable of video, audio, data I've been wondering for years why we still have LAN Jacks and not simply USB connnectors on the end of those cables, and switches, eliminating the need for the converters

[TheQBall]

I stream a cloud PC to my Pi4. Would this setup work on a Pi4 for low latency? (Assuming plugged into USB3)

[Felix-vehs]

For more bandwidth you need Jumbo Frames

[vinylmonster]

I was considering buying this to add to my existing Asus 10GbE switch, the only BIG problem is that all of the connection ports are on the from of the device and not on the was QNAP thinking?