10GbE networks are finally starting to enter the world of reasonable prices and in a recent 10GbE ‘tetris’ build of available and compatible parts the following components talk to each other.

• The Synology E10G15-F1 High speed 10GbE SFP+ add-in-card connected to a Synology DS1817+
• The Synology E10G15-F1 supports an of SFP+ cable of the following specifications “SFP+ 10GbE Direct Attach Twinax Cables with Connectivity up to 2 Meters.”
• A touch longer than 2m but works with the QNAP SFP+ 10Gigabit Ethernet Twinaxial Direct Attach Cable 3m (CAB-DAC30M-SFPP-DEC01)