How do I determine whether the NIC I am using is delivering what I paid for”? Is there some sort of test methodology to determine NIC through put? All of the 10GbE cards listed bellow use the same chip. Very unlikely you will see performance difference between them. Aquantia AQtion AQC107 chip Synology E10G18-T1 Asus […]
10Gbe Nas for VFX I’ve been looking for a replacement for my Drobo NAS for my home studio. I’m doing a lot of Video editing, Visual Effects, and Animation across mainly 2 computers (a Mac and a PC, both have TB3 and 10GBE connections available). The Drobo just can’t cut it for what I’m wanting […]
QM2-2P410G2T 2 x M.2 PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD & 1 x 10GbE QM2-2P410G2T Controller Marvell AQC113C Connector 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe (Gen4 x4) NVMe SSD slots PCIe and Lanes PCIe Gen4 x8 Bracket Low-profile (default). Low-profile flat and Full-height brackets are also included. Form factor Low-profile Cable RJ-45; over CAT-6 class cable Compatibility QM2-2P410G2T […]
QSW-M5216-1T Qnap 25GbE fiber managed switch with 10GbE QSW-M5216-1T Management Type Web Managed Number of Ports 17 25GbE SFP28 16 10GbE BASE-T (RJ45) 1 Management Port 1 x 1GbE RJ45 Power Supply Description Internal Power Supply Unit Max. Power Consumption 35W Input Power Type AC Input Voltage Range 100-240VAC, 50/60 Hz MAC Address Table 32K […]
Review of the Synology 2022 Event – Everything Synology Revealed It’s that time again, almost as regular as clockwork, with the return of the annual Synology event. Synology has been extraordinarily business and enterprise-focused throughout this year, with numerous significant updates in services on their C2 cloud platform, Cloud assisted services and (of course) the […]
Synology FINALLY Reveal a new WiFi 6 Router – The RT6600ax with 802.11ax and 2.5GbE Yes, you read that correctly. After what seems like forever, the Synology router series is finally receiving its first WiFi 6 enabled solution in the RT6600ax Mesh router system. This, along with the announcement of bigger updates to the Synology […]
New RT6600ax Wifi6 mesh router from Synology What we know so far: Comes with 6 antennas for a better multi coverage WiFi6 technology, that can serve multiple devices simultaneously unlike WiFi5 Two WAN ports (one can switch between LAN and WAN) 4x 2.5 GBE ports (or maybe 1×2.5GbE + 3x1GbE – something to clarify) […]
D118 NAS to a Three 5G Hub Hi, I am after some advice please. Looking to get rid of my talktalk broadband router/modem and switching to a Three 5G hub which is the HUAWEI 5G CPE Pro https://www.amazon.co.uk/SmartHome-dual-band-ultra-fast-connection-businesses/dp/B07X9TQK79 It has 2 ethernet ports on the back. Would the NAS work by connecting it to one […]
2.15.0-4 DSM7.0 – credit to bb-qq/r8152 Added support of ASUS USB-C2500. USA UK 2.5 GbE USB adapter for Synology Note: The installation will fail the first time. After that, run the following command from the SSH terminal: sudo install -m 4755 -o root -D /var/packages/r8152/target/r8152/spk_su /opt/sbin/spk_su Users of DSM 6.2 should use past releases. […]
WiFi Connection only hi, I would like to know if there is a NAS that provides only the Wi-Fi connection to the web or that allows a good Wi-Fi in and out connection, in addition to that via Ethernet cable. At home I only use devices connected via Wi-Fi and in any case I don’t […]
NBK752-100EUS NETGEAR 5G WiFi 6 Orbi AX4200 5G WiFi 6 Mesh System (NBK752) 5G broadband Internet is here, and it lets you download, stream, and game at blazing-fast speeds. With the Orbi 5G WiFi 6 Mesh System, you can bring it to your home. Perfect as your primary Internet in areas without access to cable […]
Connecting Qnap to ts-453d /ts-253d to 13” M1 MacBook Pro via Thunderbolt/10GbE adapter I’d like to connect my M1 MacBook Pro (2 thunderbolt ports) to my TS 453d NAS via 10Gbe but am unsure how to do it/what extra equipment Id need to buy. You have two options – SFP+ cabling and adapter + […]
ADRA-3010P-C3558-8G /ADRA-3010P-C3758-16G Management Type Web Managed Number of Ports 18 10GbE SFP+ 2 10G/1G 2.5GbE (RJ45) 8 1GbE (RJ45) 8 Total PoE Ports 16 PoE PSE (802.3af, 15.4W) Ports 1-16 PoE+ PSE (802.3at, 30W) Ports 1-16 PoE++ PSE (802.3bt, 90W) Ports 1-4 PoE Power Output Ports 1-4 (90W), Ports 5-16 (30W) Total PoE […]
TS-364 Celeron 3-bay NAS with 2.5GbE & M.2 NVMe TS-364-4G CPU Intel® Celeron® N5105/N5095 4-core/4-thread processor, burst up to 2.9 GHz CPU Architecture 64-bit x86 Graphic Processors Intel® UHD Graphics Floating Point Unit Encryption Engine (AES-NI) Hardware-accelerated Transcoding System Memory 4 GB SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 4 GB) Maximum Memory 16 GB (2 x 8 […]
Best WiFi 6 USB dongles AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 USB Adapter DWA-X1850 [ USA UK ) Next-generation Wi-Fi 6 USB dongle for an instant PC or Laptop upgrade AX1800 Speeds up to 600 Mbps (2.4 GHz) / 1200 Mbps (5 GHz) OFDMA and MU-MIMO technologies ensure a fast and efficient Wi-Fi connection The latest […]
Orbi 960 WIFI 6E MESH (RBKE960 Series) from Netgear – 10GbE WiFi The Orbi Quad-band WiFi 6E Mesh System supports the new, more secure WiFi Protected Access 3 (WPA3). With 128-bit encryption, the next generation of WPA protects against weak passwords that are easily cracked by hackers. The new Orbi system also supports four separate […]
Switches for Asustor Nimbustor 4 2x 2.5Gbe Trying to find a decent but not expensive switch that has link aggregation that’s able to pair with the Nimbustor 4 NAS. Been looking at QNAP QSW-2104-2T $290 AUD not sure if this can be aggregated for this use, Also looked at Ubiquiti Switch Flex XG $499 AUD. […]
ADRA-1010P Management Type Web Managed Number of Ports 16 1GbE (RJ45) 14 1GbE SFP/RJ45 Combo Ports 2 Total PoE Ports 16 PoE PSE (802.3af, 15.4W) Ports 1-16 PoE+ PSE (802.3at, 30W) Ports 1-16 PoE++ PSE (802.3bt, 60W) Ports 1-4 PoE Power Output Ports 1-4 (60W), Ports 5-16 (30W) Total PoE Power Budget 360W USB 3.2 […]
QSW-1108-8T Management Type Unmanaged Number of Ports 8 2.5GbE (RJ45) 8 Power Supply Description Adapter Max. Power Consumption 18W Input Power Type DC Input Voltage Range 12V/1.5A MAC Address Table 16K Total Non-Blocking Throughput 20Gbps Switching Capacity 40Gbps Energy Efficient Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az complaint) Fanless Supported Standards IEEE 802.3 Ethernet IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-T IEEE […]
D-Link EXO AX5400 Router Review – Should You Buy It? D-Link is no stranger to routers, but the EXO-AX DIR-X5460 Router entered the market earlier this year trying to bring something a little more inclusive to the ever-growing ranges of Wi-Fi6 routers on the market right now. If you are in the market for a […]