Review: A Dive into Mikrotik's Weird SmartNIC (2022)
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Re: Review: A Dive into Mikrotik's Weird SmartNIC (2022)
#2I just bought this the other day to setup a VPN to guard the IPMI interface in a 2U server I could cheaply house in some otherwise unmanaged rackspace. It's a pretty nifty piece of kit, but I still have to get better at understanding RouterOS.
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#3The only odd thing is the price:
Given it is the cheapest NIC in its class it should be a mass market product in high demand. The fact you get a free router built in is a cherry on top for the few who need it. If so why is it in such limited supply?
Alternatively it is a way to save rack space for people who need to squeeze in a router that doesn't fit. But if this is a niche marker router why is it so cheep?
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#4>suggest using it in a file server and a workstation, with a copper DAC in between
What is dac in this context? I'm guessing it isn't digital analogue converter.
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#5She has an addendum here https://alyx.sh/posts/deploying-the-ccr2004-1g-2xs-pcie/
Re: Review: A Dive into Mikrotik's Weird SmartNIC (2022)
#6>suggest using it in a file server and a workstation, with a copper DAC in between What is dac in this context? I'm guessing it isn't digital analogue converter.
Direct Attach Cable, ie an end-to-end copper cable.
https://www.servethehome.com/what-is-a-direct-attach-copper-...
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#7>suggest using it in a file server and a workstation, with a copper DAC in between What is dac in this context? I'm guessing it isn't digital analogue converter.
Direct attached cables - vs. an optics module with fiber that you then plug into it, or an rj45 module you plug a cat 5/6/7 cable into.
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#8>suggest using it in a file server and a workstation, with a copper DAC in between What is dac in this context? I'm guessing it isn't digital analogue converter.
Direct attached cables - vs. an optics module with fiber that you then plug into it, or an rj45 module you plug a cat 5/6/7 cable into.
Ok, my only other guess was digital audio cable.
TLAs (three letter acronyms) are hard.
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#9The only odd thing is the price: Given it is the cheapest NIC in its class it should be a mass market product in high demand. The fact you get a free router built in is a cherry on top for the few who need it. If so why is it in such limited supply? Alternatively it is a way to save rack space for people who need to squeeze in a router that doesn't fit. But if this is a niche marker router why is it so cheep?
> why is it so cheap
Using a high volume Amazon chip. Sadly the software stack is not what this thing deserves. It's a full blown DPU used with something very minimalistic SW wise.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Direct attached cables - vs. an optics module with fiber that you then plug into it, or an rj45 module you plug a cat 5/6/7 cable into.
Ok, my only other guess was digital audio cable. TLAs (three letter acronyms) are hard.
In the network world context it's quite obvious and I guess that is what it is written for. For those not in that context I guess it's quite understandably confusing.