[ale] Fiber optic ethernet

[Lightner, Jeff]

Funny – when I first saw the subject I thought you were talking about FCOE but you’re not.

I did want to note that 10 GigE cards are actually fibre but do Ethernet so the entire connection can be fibre but of course you’d either have to do direct connections to another fibre card on a server or have 10 GigE switch.   Probably a bit too expensive for a home setup.  We use it here in the office but I didn’t do the pricing so don’t know what it costs.

From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of gcs8
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 9:21 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] Fiber optic ethernet

no one seems to hate theses, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833156005 , Multi-Mode fiber optic cable 50/62.5, up to 2 Km.

On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 9:05 AM, William Bagwell <rb211 at tds.net<mailto:rb211 at tds.net>> wrote:

Have long wanted to extend my LAN to my workshop and it has never came close
to being a priority. Long story short - it is now. About 400 feet so well
into the at least *one* repeater range for CAT 5 or 6. Lightning magnet,
interference from over head power lines and or the extension cord to power
the repeater might necessitate another repeater...

Googling a bit I see fiber ethernet converters starting at $50 and 500'
pre-terminated cables for about $200. Is it really possible to run fiber
optic for about $300? (Plus conduit which would be needed for whatever.)

Don't need speed so even the slowest should be plenty fast. Multimode seems
to be the cheapest but even it has too many choices. 50/125 or 62.5/125?
Both seem to be offered with various terminations and combinations and I
have no idea which one to concentrate on researching. The round 'ST'
connectors look like they would fit through smaller (cheaper) conduit? Be
nice to have them on at least one end.

If anyone has been down this road the past few years please share some
details.
--
William






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