SFP+ WAN as LAN (Internet Box 3)

inane

EDIT: Deutsche Version in den Kommentaren

A simple question that I haven't been able to find an answer for.

Is it possible to reconfigure the SFP+-port to act as a LAN port?

The Swisscom connection at my location is a measly 16/1 Mbit/s, with an upgrade to fibre optics something that will not happen in the next decade.

As I now have a IB3 sitting around, with an SFP+ port that's not used for anything currently, I was wondering if I could connect a switch to it (or my NAS for example) - so that the local network can take advantage of the higher speeds.

- Is this possible with or without configuration?

- does having a internet booster change anything? (as the LTE connection is more or less 5/5 Mbit/s it wouldn't make much of a difference to disconnect it)

Alternatively I could buy a 2.5 or 5Gbit switch and connect it to the 2.5Gbit port, but I'd prefer not "wasting" the SFP+ port

Black Mamba

@inane

thanks for the contribution

for SFP+ see discussions on the Community in German, for example

SFP/SFP+ Problem zuhause | Swisscom Community

IB3 Ersatz durch Pfsense | Swisscom Community

IB3 erreicht nur 2.4 gbit down/up anstatt 10 gbit | Swisscom Community

etc.

do not hesitate to submit your request translated into German if possible

Swisscom Community DE

experts will not fail to answer you in a more specific way

inane

Thanks for the links, but they seem to be about various configurations and setups where the SFP+ port is used as WAN.

As we only have a copper connection in my rural area (20/2 Mbit/s) the SFP+ port of my IB3 is unused, and I was wondering if I could use it as a LAN port to connect a 10Gbit switch to it.

Auf Deutsch: Da meine IB3 per DSL angeschlossen ist (20/2Mbit/s), ist der SFP+ WAN-Anschluss noch frei. Ist es möglich, den als LAN zu verwenden, um z.B. einen 10Gbit-Switch anzuschliessen?

Ob das jetzt netzwerktechnisch sinnvoll ist oder nicht, mir geht es hier mehr darum, unbenutzte Ports trotzdem verwenden zu können. Ja, ich hätte diesselbe Leistung wenn ich mein Switch an den 2.5Gbit-LAN-Port anschliessen würde, aber dann hätte ich immer noch Hardware, die nicht benutzt wird.

hed

No, the SFP+ WAN-Port can not be configured as a LAN-Port.

Nein, der SFP+ WAN-Port kann nicht als LAN-Port konfiguriert werden.