18 Feb
2011
18 Feb
'11
1:06 a.m.
On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 12:55:45AM -0500, Peter Nowak wrote:
You can plug SFP module (copper or fiber) into any SFP+ port. So, on 10G port you can run either 1GE or 10GE.
Not true. Some devices support this, since SFP and SFP+ are physically and electrically compatible, but not all. The device must be specifically designed to support both PHYs, which is NOT a given. -- Richard A Steenbergen <ras@e-gerbil.net> http://www.e-gerbil.net/ras GPG Key ID: 0xF8B12CBC (7535 7F59 8204 ED1F CC1C 53AF 4C41 5ECA F8B1 2CBC)