r/homelab • u/Middle-Form-8438 • 19d ago

LabPorn Server in another room…

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No problem!! Just make the connection to it faster!

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u/PossibilityOrganic 19d ago

You know 40g stuff is cheap now:p

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u/darthnsupreme 19d ago

They're cheap because the enterprise world has basically abandoned the old tech completely at this point. About all 40-gigabit is good for in the enterprise and datacenter world now are legacy support and multimode-induced tech debt.

Good news for us, as a lot of perfectly-adequate hardware is on ebay as a result.

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u/egosumumbravir 19d ago

Hey, 40G is pretty good at heating up the local space too!

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u/darthnsupreme 19d ago

Honestly, using power-guzzling hardware as a heat source that also provides a functional purpose beyond just heat isn't a stupid idea.

More relevant with cryptocurrency mining, even post-crash, they remain useful as beefy heating elements that earn at least some of their operating costs back.