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foxthedog
Aspirant
Dec 25, 2019
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Will NAS and PC communicate at 10GB speed using GC728XP?

I just purchased a GC728XP switch, but I'm not sure if I made the right choice. This is what I want to accomplish: 10GB communication between NAS and PC, main usage will be to work with 4K video fil...
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    schumaku
    Dec 25, 2019

    If you talk of 10G DAC cables - yes. For this purpose yo can go shopping for 10GbE SFP+ cards for the NAS and the PC.

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foxthedog
Aspirant
Dec 25, 2019

Again, I should've been more clear, I apologize.

The PC, NAS and Switch will all be within close proximity of one another  (6 feet max). Will copper passive cabling and transceivers be sufficient?

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schumaku
Guru - Experienced User
Dec 25, 2019

If you talk of 10G DAC cables - yes. For this purpose yo can go shopping for 10GbE SFP+ cards for the NAS and the PC.

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