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Interesting ... so if I could find a server board with no other network ports and then put this card in, I could finally build a wire-speed multi-gigabit "network slug"[1].

[1] https://john.kozubik.com/pub/NetworkSlug/tip.html



In theory you could configure RouterOS to be your slug itself, and provide PCIe power and no computer at all to slug this.


Hell, we could get rid of the PCIe connector to give it a nicer form factor. I think we're on to something here...


The xilinx pcie boards with dual sfp connectors would be a good choice as well.


Just watch out for Amazon Sidewalk! Your consumer TV could connect to your neighbors' Amazon Echo wirelessly to continue sending screenshots (or hashes of screenshots) to Amazon and its marketing partners.

[0]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/06/07/amazon-...




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