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Options for Connecting Verizon ONT via 10G CAT6a to Firewall's SFP+ with Intel SoC Limited Compatibility?

It turns out some RJ45-SFP+ transceivers do work with Intel chipset-based firewalls. https://forum.netgate.com/post/1159461 I ended up purchasing 2 transceivers from 10GTek: ASF-10G-T80 as ...
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How to add driver to ISO or bootable USB flash drive?

The onboard card on your PC a Realtek RTL8118ASH, and in my experience ESX has had poor support for realtek With older versions of ESXi you used to be able to use linux drivers on it, but I don't seem ...
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Does total network traffic being higher than the bit rate of a device's ethernet controller affect the controller?

My question, due to almost total ignorance about computer networking: do the packets that are on the network that are not being sent to or received by the ip address of a device still contribute to ...
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If I connect my new Wi-Fi 6E router with the ethernet cable to that router I have to buy, will I have all the benefits of the Wi-Fi 6E or not?

Whatever WiFi is on that ISP provided router/modem is utterly irrelevant if you choose to use your own router. You ask this: “If I connect my new Wi-Fi 6E router (another one I've bought recently) ...
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Default route appears on ethernet interface with DHCP disabled

I appear to have made the problem go away. First, the background: I'm using netplan with systemd-networkd, so configuring by editing /etc/netplan/50-network.yaml, running netplan apply which updates ...
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Default route appears on ethernet interface with DHCP disabled

Investigate using: ss -f netlink "src = rtnl" to list processes that are actively connected to rtnetlink which is the primary Linux interface for adding/removing routes (as well as IP ...
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Pinging a windows machine on a network without a router/server

Responding to ping does not need a special server; it's built-in functionality in every OS – it's just blocked by Windows' default firewall settings. You need to run wf.msc, then enable the two "...
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Ethernet Issues

Your router (unless defective) is likely the ISP Modem with Router and the working port is the one they supply. Do ensure the router hardware is good. Try a hardware Reset back to out of the box ...
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How to connect work computer to Ethernet at hotels

A device that can connect to WiFi and output Ethernet, or serve a similar purpose is your phone. Most Android phones have the capability to enable USB tethering from settings (advanced network ...
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ethernet cable run over 100meters (~450 feet) inconsistent bandwith – alternatives: POE extenders vs fiber

Wanted to give an update to the thread. I ended up reflashing the 2nd router with OpenWRT. The main router's LAN settings were kept at auto full duplex. The cable remains unburied, laying above ...
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Trying to connect two Pi 4s via respective ethernet ports

that neither seems to have a v4 IP on eth0. Which makes it impossible to connect to either You need to manually configure those. Pick any subnet that doesn't conflict with your existing networks (a /...
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Trying to connect two Pi 4s via respective ethernet ports

I'll answer my own question - looks like I needed to enable connection sharing to be able to interconnect them - I followed the steps outlined in this SO answer (coincidentally, also self-answered).
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