For video work, a 1Gbps connection to a NAS isn’t fast enough. I wanted a 10Gbps connection from my Windows 11 editing desktop to my UnRaid NAS that’s at least 50 feet away. I figured out that for less than $150, I could get two Mellanox ConnectX-3 SFP+ cards, two SFP+ to fiber transceivers, and a fiber cable up to 300 meters (984 feet). In this video, I’ll show you how I set up my very own 10Gbps direct fiber connection!
🔩🔩🔩 Parts List 🔩🔩🔩
Mellanox ConnectX-3 CX311-A PCIe 10Gbps SFP+ Adapter - [ Ссылка ]
SFP+ to Fiber Transceiver - FS for Mellanox MFM1T02A-SR Compatible 10GBASE-SR SFP+ 850nm 300m DOM LC MMF Transceiver Module (Standard) - [ Ссылка ]
25 meter LC UPC fiber optic cable - 25m (82ft) LC UPC to LC UPC Duplex OM4 Multimode PVC (OFNR) 2.0mm Fiber Optic Patch -[ Ссылка ]
🎬🎬🎬 Video Index 🎬🎬🎬
0:00 Introduction
0:38 Mellanox ConnectX-3 10Gbps card
1:54 SFP+ to fiber transceiver
2:25 Fiber cable
3:11 Installing the Mellanox card in the NAS
7:00 Configure the 10Gbps card in Windows 11
11:05 Configure the 10Gbps card in the UnRaid NAS
15:37 Setting up the direct route to the NAS in the Windows 11 hosts file
17:13 Network transfer speed test (SATA3 drive in the NAS)
19:23 Network transfer speed test (nVME drive in the NAS)
21:33 Cost breakdown
