[lug] Connecting to Fiber

[Zan Lynx]

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gordon.golding at colorado.edu wrote:
>  I need to put a number of computers in a place that is all fiber wall
> jacks.
> 
> I was told I needed to "buy converters/adapters".
> 
> But when I "go shopping" what I seem to see are combo fiber network
> cards - $110,
> and fiber jack to card cables - $22
> 
> Is this the cheapest way to do this?

If all the fiber goes to the same place, you could also look into a
network switch with a single fiber port.  I'm not sure that's a cheap
option, but it's something to look into.
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