SMB 3.0 Multi-Channel with Sonnettech Twin25G (2 x 25Gb SFP28)

[@ripgirl9000]

Great video!

[@QNAPUK]

Thanks for the visit

[@chris-rb7bm]

do you NEED to use a switch or network to use this? = Id in theory like to buy 2 of these Sonnet 25G Twin, and connect 1 to my pc, and connect the other to my Mac Studio and have 1 ethernet cable direct (for music mixing using audiogridder; my pc is my mixing computer and my plugins to be run on my 'server' which is my Mac Studio running a pluginserver app). Just wondering if this works without a switch or network hub. Thanks for the video )

[@QNAPUK]

You can absolutely do a direct connect between the 2, just make sure you have another way to access other things on the network like the internet, this can be Wi-Fi from the device or use the RJ45 LAN port if you have one to link to the existing network.

[@chris-rb7bm]

@@QNAPUK Thanks )

[@alandick1547]

Other than avoiding the necessity of having an available PCI slot, is there an advantage to this solution over connecting to a Thunderbolt card directly? How would you recommend making a choice between this approach vs. a Thunderbolt to Thunderbolt connection? Thanks!

[@QNAPUK]

One of the biggest disadvantages of Thunderbolt to Thunderbolt is cable length, generally you will be limited to be sitting within 2-3 metres of the NAS for this. This Sonnettech device really takes away that limitation without sacrificing performance.