Configuring LACP on TP-Link SX3008F for RHEL 9/10

This guide details setting up three LACP port-channels on a TP-Link SX3008F switch for RHEL 9/10 hosts, enabling 20Gbe connectivity for efficient NFS backups.

TP-Link TL-SX3008F Features and Configuration Guide

Cheap and Quiet 10G Networking for the home Introduction The TP-Link TL-SX3008F is a 8-Port 10GE SFP+ L2+ Managed Switch (with some Layer 3 capabilities.) Its not too expensive, not too cheap, has decent reviews, and its rackmountable and fanless which is nice for a homelab. Details below 8× 10 Gbps SFP+ fiber/fiber-cage ports (for … Continue reading TP-Link TL-SX3008F Features and Configuration Guide

Asus AiMesh Routers – Show Ethernet Link Speed via CLI

Introduction How to show Ethernet connection link speed on Asus AiMesh routers via SSH. While you can show the link speeds via the Web UI for the main AiMesh router, you cannot, as far as I can tell, show the same info for each of your AiMesh nodes. Normally on a Linux system I would … Continue reading Asus AiMesh Routers – Show Ethernet Link Speed via CLI

Asus AIMesh – Find AI Mesh Node IP addresses and Test Connectivity

Introduction This post will show you how to find the dynamic ip address assigned to your AiMesh node, and then test connectivity via ping. Currently using 3 Asus AiMesh (similar to what is shown above) nodes in my home network to provide decent wireless coverage in my home. With so many devices using wireless these … Continue reading Asus AIMesh – Find AI Mesh Node IP addresses and Test Connectivity