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godman_8 | 2 years ago

If you’re not using any splitters and zero to a few couplers you can expect latency to be ~3ms with the model OP is using. You can easily achieve 1Gbps using NFS with 3-10ms of latency as long as the underlying hardware can support it. I would avoid doing block storage even over ethernet though, that should be reserved for DAC or fiber. These particular adapters are rated for 10W (5V/2A) and I doubt they use all of that. I haven’t seen any noticeable latency spikes using these either but your mileage will vary depending on your cabling and connections (especially older pre-digital cable splitters.)

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Schnitz|2 years ago

Moca is a fantastic option if you have a good quality coax run, ideally point to point without splitters. For example a lot of people at some point pulled coax from wherever the cable enters the house to their living room. Now when you get fiber, the fiber probably enters the house in the same spot as the coax does. You can repurpose the coax run to keep your media center hardwired, as a wifi backhaul, etc. and in those use cases (streaming, wifi, etc) the additional 5ms of latency are IMHO irrelevant. Of course, if you can run a new cable with ease, nothing will beat high quality Cat 6. A lot of us just don't have that options, lack of crawl space or attic, etc.