Networking Computer and NAS

[ep10]

Hey guys,

 

I had a question regarding connecting a desktop to a small NAS server. 

 

Let's take the following case to help illustrate the scenario in my mind:-

 

NAS Server Specs

 

Synology DiskStation 1517+

Synology 10Gbe Ethernet Adapter E10G18-T2 (with 2x 10Gbe RJ45 ports)

Western Digital Red Pro (10TB) (x5)

 

Now, let's take into consideration, that the PC the NAS is connected to, has a mobo with a built in 10Gbe ethernet port. The NAS and desktop are connected via a CAT7 ethernet cable. 

 

My question is, does this connection have to be routed through a switch or router or can I connect the NAS and desktop directly via the CAT7 cable?

 

And, is there an additional data cable I need to connect between the desktop and NAS to transfer data or is this already done by the CAT7 cable?

 

Sorry, I'm just a little confused and would appreciate a little clarity on this.

[mariushm]

You don't need Cat7 cable, Cat6a is perfectly fine for 10gbps.  Even Cat6 can be used as long as the distances are short (less than 55 meters).

 

You can have a direct connection between the NAS and the desktop computer. The network cards will talk directly to each other and detect the data pairs and work just fine.

You may need to set the IP addresses manually on both 10gbps network cards so that they'll be in the same subnet  (basically 12.168.0.1 and .2 , 255.255.255.0 on both, or something like that) 

 

Also, you don't need a motherboard with built in 10gbps port, you can buy 10g network cards separately, they're under 100$ these days.

Here's examples:

Aquantia AQtion 10G Gaming NIC, 5-Speed Ethernet Network Adapter with PCIe 3.0 and RJ-45 (AQN-107)

ASUS XG-C100C 10G Network Adapter PCI-E x4 Card with Single RJ-45 Port (XG-C100C)

[ep10]

1 hour ago, mariushm said:

You don't need Cat7 cable, Cat6a is perfectly fine for 10gbps.  Even Cat6 can be used as long as the distances are short (less than 55 meters).

 

You can have a direct connection between the NAS and the desktop computer. The network cards will talk directly to each other and detect the data pairs and work just fine.

You may need to set the IP addresses manually on both 10gbps network cards so that they'll be in the same subnet  (basically 12.168.0.1 and .2 , 255.255.255.0 on both, or something like that) 

 

Also, you don't need a motherboard with built in 10gbps port, you can buy 10g network cards separately, they're under 100$ these days.

Here's examples:

Aquantia AQtion 10G Gaming NIC, 5-Speed Ethernet Network Adapter with PCIe 3.0 and RJ-45 (AQN-107)

ASUS XG-C100C 10G Network Adapter PCI-E x4 Card with Single RJ-45 Port (XG-C100C)

But if it does have one built in, I won't need a separate card, I'm assuming?

 

So the data I want to transfer to my NAS will be transferred via the Cat6/Cat7 cable, correct? After configuring the IP's of both the NAS and the desktop?