Upgrading my main machine to 10GbE
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- Upgrading my main machine from 2.5GbE to 10GbE with a 10Gtek X520-10G-1S-X8 to take advantage of the 10GbE aggregate switch I have connected to my TrueNAS server.
This NIC uses the Intel 82599EN controller, which doesn't have support for Windows 11. I had to download version 25.0 of the driver to get it to work in Windows 11: www.intel.com/....
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Oh boy, all the stuff with Windows 11 and drivers/hardware issues are just... so reminiscent of Vista.
But tbh W11 swallows older drivers just fine (well, almost fine). I even got some mid-2000 era drivers for LSI SCSI adapter working in W11, although it was a bit tricky.
@@user-xv9fe4eo1b so you’re saying it’s more like ME? That’s damning with faint praise :p
@@kaitlyn__L you said that 😆
Circle of life at MS ☠️
You sir, are a legend, I've searched everywhere for that driver
You saved my bacon on a different 10Gtek 10gig adapter. Intel X540-10G-2T-X8. Just downloaded the version linked, installed, and instantly worked. Broke my onboard NIC on ASUS B650E-E but I don't care because my dual 10G nic works.
Thanks man. Highly appreciate it
Nice, glad you got it working! I was definitely panicking until I figured it out ha.
Would you please share the driver link ? thanks
Ugh Realtek onboard did it again. I also looking at Intel X550-T2 because I aim at the least CPU usage possible only applications and games use the CPU. I already have Sound Blaster AE-7 to go with it.
You saved my arse. I was about to pull my hair out. Thank you for the driver ❤
Check your motherboard block diagram to see if the PCIE slot you used goes directly to the CPU, or goes around via the chipset (which might be slower).
oh great idea
If you are using Windows, utilizing a dual 10Gbe nic card can get you 20Gbps bandwidth with SMB multichannel as long as the NAS endpoint also has dual 10Gbe ports connected. I'm seeing speeds upto 2.10 GBps (16.8 Gbps) upload/download throughput.
Thank you for the links you provided.
Thank you for the driver notes. Very helpful!
Ever thought about using SFP+ Optical instead of a dac ?
Definitely, just haven't dove in yet. it's probably the better option even over cat6 and would probably even be cheaper than buying these SFP+ to ethernet adapters. have you messed around with it yet?
@@clabretro I use SFP+ transceviers and cables, WAY cheaper then DAC cables & cheaper then sfp+ to RJ45.. and less power hungry and heat too..
thats how i'm doing mine Jason fibre for the world, lol. Its fragile but not as fragile as people worry about
@@richcreedy4118 People think it's so fragile :) it's not to bad..
@@clabretro You can get extremely cheap 10GBit-SR CIBICs for SFP+ from China. They run in these cards. They are Intel CIBICs. I think like 9$ per CIBIC.
Anyone else getting the Error occurred loading diagnostic click refresh and it just keeps looping that error? I can get it to blink/identify on the card but nothing further.
If I only have one PC, will the switch make a difference or is this only for multiple PCs/Servers etc? Could I just buy the cables, and card and see the benefits as-is?
love this because i love it
You should take a look at iperf (3) and see if you can get close (95%+ to wire speed...)
I ran some iperf3 tests after I filmed this video and I actually only get 4-5Gbits/sec, even between the two Dell servers which are connected directly through the aggregate switch. Flow Control and Jumbo Frames don't make a difference, so I have more investigation to do.
My 10G Copper Transceiver is so hot that you can’t touch it. Why does these get so hot???
no idea, but mine get scorching too
Hi I’m looking for a 10gbe network card sfp+ for windows 11
X520 and X710 are comaptible with windows 11
Set JUMBO frames to 9000.
Does X520 DA2 work with truenas scale and windows server 2022 ?
I think the last server version they officially support is 2019. If I had to do it again I wouldn't get the X520 DA2, I didn't realize it didn't have newer driver support, probably better to get a newer card.
need help i downloaded the link ran it but says my driver version in device manager is 4. 1. 196. 0 is this the version I want? or did it not work
You have the latest driver. I'd recommend deleting it from your APP list and running the driver package anyway. You get a nice configuration utility with it.
U save me bro
I never got above 5 Gbit with CAT5e cables
I've got something up at the switch level, I can't get beyond 5gig even between the two servers (which are connected to the agg via DAC cables). always more to investigate 😂
I tried a SFP+ router the TP-limk archer was $800 piece of 💩 had to get a AC unit pointed at it just to get it past basic installation it died a hr into trying to get it setup returned it and bought Asus ROG GT-BE96 until Canada allows the GT-BE98 Pro to be sold here not spending $1650 on a 3rd party seller on Amazon 🤣🤣🤣
Didnt see the Edifiers i got the same onea with a nice tube preamp/Dac gita watxh mkre ofnyoure vids im just now finally getting into 10gb gear.
why tf do you have that in your house
low speed for 10gbe
Yeah plenty more tweaking to do, experimenting with jumbo frames, making sure the entire run to the aggregate switch is Cat6, etc. But doubling the speed felt good anyway!
@@clabretro strange, i also have unifi and 10gbe on all my servers and pc's, never had to change jumbo frames, speeds are never below 800MB/s, even on cat5e cables