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I have been using an Xfinity Gigabit Extra internet plan successfully with my current config: Netgear CAX80 Gateway/Cat8 cable from 2.5 multi gb port connected to 2020 Mac Mini M1 10 Gb ethernet port.

Followup to some previous posts in this thread. Basically the problem I encountered at the time was that SPF's that autoneg 2.5G will still report 10G to the switch. This leads to high packet loss ...

There’s a thin line between a mini PC and a network-attached storage (NAS) device. Effectively a NAS is just a small computer that’s purpose-built to let you connect a decent amount of storage to a ...