I currently have a ProtectCLI vault device running PFSense for my router. I also have a TrueNas / FreeNas device (Supermicro board with Xeon 26xx processor, 2x 1Gbps ports).
I’ve been wanting 10 Gbps networking for some time but I’ve been undecided how to best do that. Could I simply get this card, drop it in my FreeNas box, then plug my Arris S33 modem into the card, then the card to my network switch? Would the FreeNas host also get 10/25 Gbps virtually, or do I still need another card specifically for the FreeNas box?
I got the four SPF+ port microtic, some eBay 10GB cards for my VM server and my ZFS NAS, and connected one port to each, along with one to the 10GB uplink on the old Nortel switch and one to the 10GB port on the Mac (that one is the only one that was cable ethernet instead of fibre or direct connect).
Works fast and well. The fifth "management" 1GB port goes to my router, 1GB is way faster than my internet anyway.
I’ve been wanting 10 Gbps networking for some time but I’ve been undecided how to best do that. Could I simply get this card, drop it in my FreeNas box, then plug my Arris S33 modem into the card, then the card to my network switch? Would the FreeNas host also get 10/25 Gbps virtually, or do I still need another card specifically for the FreeNas box?