Hi,
I currently have a basic 8 port gigabit dlink switch that automatically detects the "internet" from the router no matter which rj45 port i connect it to. I plan to expand my home network and purchase an 8 port Netgear 10 Gigabit xs708e switch to connect a NAS to be shared amongst users in the home. After looking closely at it, i realise it has an SFP+ connecter and i am assuming that is what would normally be used to connect to the router. However my router only has rj45 connectors and was wondering if a switch like this would detect the internet connection if i plug the router into one of the 10 gigabit rj45 connectors instead of the SFP+ connector? It seems as this might work if i use port #8, as it is labelled as "combo port"
There is a picture of the Netgear router here for reference: http://archive.benchmarkreviews.com/images/reviews/network/XS708E/XS708E_8Ports_01.jpg
I'm fairly new to high end networking and need to make sure i know that i can use rj45 to connect the switch to the router before I splash out ~$800 on it.
Any input and suggestions would be much appreciated!!!!
Thanks.
I currently have a basic 8 port gigabit dlink switch that automatically detects the "internet" from the router no matter which rj45 port i connect it to. I plan to expand my home network and purchase an 8 port Netgear 10 Gigabit xs708e switch to connect a NAS to be shared amongst users in the home. After looking closely at it, i realise it has an SFP+ connecter and i am assuming that is what would normally be used to connect to the router. However my router only has rj45 connectors and was wondering if a switch like this would detect the internet connection if i plug the router into one of the 10 gigabit rj45 connectors instead of the SFP+ connector? It seems as this might work if i use port #8, as it is labelled as "combo port"
There is a picture of the Netgear router here for reference: http://archive.benchmarkreviews.com/images/reviews/network/XS708E/XS708E_8Ports_01.jpg
I'm fairly new to high end networking and need to make sure i know that i can use rj45 to connect the switch to the router before I splash out ~$800 on it.
Any input and suggestions would be much appreciated!!!!
Thanks.
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