Best way to get a fibre connection to SFN8522

[Gavin1977]

Hi need to get fibre to my SFN8522 network card.

 

I am reliant upon Wi-Fi, as there is no ethernet cable into my living room.  I use a Netgear mesh system and run an ethernet cable from the Wi-Fi access point to my music server.

I could use a router with sfp built into it to undertake the conversion, e.g a stock Buffalo GS2016, Edgerouter X SFP or Sonore OpticalModule.

Or I could get a new router such as the new ASUS RT-AX89 or Netgear x10 with sfp built in.

 

Suggestions on best approach or other products?

[wklie]

The SFN8522 is SFP+ right?

 

The first three products you mentioned are not SFP+, if I'm not mistaken.

[Gavin1977]

I don’t think it matters does it?

[wklie]

Less than a year ago there was a case in which a SFP module failed to work in a SFP+ product.  If you decide to go ahead with mixing SFP and SFP+, please report when you encounter an incompatibility.

[JMotzi]

If I understand correctly, you are using wifi to cover the majority of the distance and you want to replace the ethernet cable from the access point to the music server with a bunch of new hardware and a short fibre optic cable.  Is that correct?  For my education (sorry to not answer your question), what does that accomplish? 

[Gavin1977]

20 minutes ago, JMotzi said:

If I understand correctly, you are using wifi to cover the majority of the distance and you want to replace the ethernet cable from the access point to the music server with a bunch of new hardware and a short fibre optic cable.  Is that correct?  For my education (sorry to not answer your question), what does that accomplish? 

Yep that right

[Gavin1977]

Sounds like I need to stick with SFP+ then, might be better if I go with a new wireless router 

[jabbr]

Just use SFP modules on both sides, as SFP(+) NICa are generally compatible with SFP modules ... ore use a dual 10g/1g SFP(+) module e.g. Finisar, just be sure they are both either SX (multimode) or LX (singlemode) and you use either a multimode or singlemode cable.

[R1200CL]

https://ii-vi.com/product/10g-1g-dual-rate-10gbase-lr-lw-and-1000base-lx-10km-1310nm-single-mode-datacom-sfp-optical-transceiver/

[Gavin1977]

Finisar ftlf1318p3btl - found some nice OEM ones on eBay.  That’s for the tip.