I purchased several of these DAC cables (2 m length) to connect my infrastructure, including several servers and firewalls with Intel X520 NICs, Mellanox SX6036 switches and Aruba 2930F switches. Unfortunately, I ran into compatibility issues across ALL devices.On Intel X520 NICs (82599ES chipset), the link would flap every few seconds. Logs on my servers clearly showed frequent link-up and link-down events. After deeper investigation, it became evident that the cable is a passive DAC without proper equalization. The ixgbe driver rejects it intermittently due to the lack of proper SFP EEPROM data.Additionally, my aruba switch (tested on multiple ports and firmware versions) refused to establish a link altogether with this module. The Mellanox SX6036 was more forgiving, but even there, the link proved unstable.While the build quality appears solid, this DAC lacks the proper signaling and compatibility required for more professional hardware. It might work in less strict environments, but I would not recommend it for gear that expects compliant SFP+ modules.📌 Note: This is a passive, unequalized DAC, which makes it more prone to signal integrity issues over longer distances or with professional hardware.✔️ Summary: Probably fine in some lab setups, but not a reliable option for enterprise-class hardware. I’d recommend using Intel-compatible or active DACs for those environments.Update: 10GTek (the seller) proactively contacted me about my experience. They offered solutions up to a full return. They even provided deep technical engineering support regarding reprogramming the modules to fit my needs. I’ll never buy somewhere else. Superior support!!

Ottimo cavo, ime da descrizione.

Good Price, Worked well with my Infiniband + GBe Card

I needed a DAC to bridge my main network with my new 100gig switch and this fit the bill as it could split a qsfp+ to sfp+. I am only using a fourth of the cable but it is allowing me to get 10gig back to the main network rather than the emergency 100meg management link I was using. I found turning off auto negotiation and manually setting it to 10g along with fsc to off waas the working combo for me.

Ho usato questi connettori per collegare 2 Cisco Nexus 3000. Rilevati senza problemi.Ottimo prodotto

I bought a pair of these to use in my home lab. My company sent me a pair of EX3400 switches. Rather than spending tons of money on optics and cables, I decided to try these out after a recommendation on reddit. I'm a CCNP R/S, but my specialty is VoIP. So I'm not always up to date on datacenter fabric connections.These worked like a charm, and I was able to set up a virtual chassis with little effort. I was able to split port channels between the chassis. Everything works exactly as I would want. No errors from the switches. I'm currently running Junos 20.4R1.12.Since this is a lab, I cant comment on how they'd hold up in an actual datacenter application. But I would imagine they would work just fine.

Ottimo cavo, robusto e "plug & play" su switch Cisco n9k-c9372px.

Worked perfectly connecting a Cisco Nexus 3064-T to a stack of Cisco 3850s with 10G modules.