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R9000 Nighthawk X10 Router SFP internet port question
Hi I want to be able to use the X10 as a bridge to connect to my existing wireless network. I also want to connect a device I have to the router via the SFP port. Will the SFP port output acc...
Ya those may not work. This is the one I have:
Ok I can confirm the R9000 in wireless bridge mode with a Cable Matters 10Gb SFP to Ethernet adapter plugged in that it works. I have my R9000 connected to a RAX120v2 in router mode. R9000 wirelessly bridged. I had to set WPA2/AES only to get the R9000 to work right. SFP port is connected to my ethernet PC on 1Gb adapter.
- Would the Finisar FTLF1318P3BTL be compatible? I'm not an expert in SFP module compatibility.
- Just to point out, my application is not a PC network but an audio network and I've been told that the FTLF1318P3BTL is a very good transceiver for this specific application.
Notwithstanding the odd specs would this transceiver be likely to work ? Something you'll have to try and test out to see then.
ok so I've just received a pair of Finisar FTLX1471D3BCL which are confirmed as compatible with the X10 and I still can't get the SFP connection to work.
The 10G light is not illuminating and my connected device isn't seeing the X10 over SFP.
Do I have to enable SFP in the admin area somewhere?
Where it the other end FTLX1471D3BCL SFP+ connected to? Computer fiber adapter or switch, make, model, firmware, ....?
Correct Single Mode Fibers in place?
LC/PC or LC/UPC connectors on the patch cord, typically blue (not green ... that would be LC/APC)?
Both FTLX1471D3BCL marked for the same wavelength? 1310 nm is a typical default.
Crossed tx and lx fibers accordingly?
A generic module with an RJ45 port for copper Ethernet is often helpful in checking the SFP/SFP+ ports.
actually if I loop one of the pairs of LC cables in on itself the 10G light DOES come on, so that is a relief. I obviously have the cables connected incorrectly.
Of the pair of cables, one run has writing and black tape around it, the other is blank
Nuforce wrote:
actually if I loop one of the pairs of LC cables in on itself the 10G light DOES come on, so that is a relief. I obviously have the cables connected incorrectly.
Yes, that's the most basic test - a fiber loopback.
Nuforce wrote:
Of the pair of cables, one run has writing and black tape around it, the other is blank
The fiber does not care about the direction - just the receivers do. Depending on the cable, you might have to swap the connectors on the carrier plate.
Many modules have markings like Tx and Rx or < > on the modules 8-)
One of the two connectors is always the sender, the other one is the receiver.
