10GbE HomeLab Network Upgrade

I embarked on a mission to upgrade the network in my studio/office to 10GbE. This video details how I planned out the upgrade, the critical pieces of equipment involved, the installation itself and finally speed tests between devices on the network.

GEAR
MikroTik 12-Port 10G Switch: https://amzn.to/3yk1w6W
OWC Thunderbolt Pro Dock: https://amzn.to/3yn0ebv
Synology 6 bay NAS DS1621+: https://amzn.to/3fLL3Cr
Synology 10Gb Network Card 2 SFP+: https://amzn.to/3rAvsZ6
Seagate IronWolf Pro 16TB HDD: https://amzn.to/3yk0UP4
Samsung 2TB NVMe SSD: https://amzn.to/3RE6JgT

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0:00 Intro
1:13 Planning the Network Upgrade
2:58 Mikrotik 10GbE Switch
4:43 Thunderbolt 4 to 10GBe Adapter
6:16 Synology 10GbE Network Card
7:59 Network Upgrade Montage
11:34 Macbook Pro Speed Test
13:48 Windows Workstation Speed Test
15:26 Conclusion

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