Hardware on Ilya Rusalowski Hubhttps://rivik.dev/tags/hardware/Recent content in Hardware on Ilya Rusalowski HubHugoen-usTue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +000010G at Home: $15 M.2 Expander Turns an Old HP Mini Into a 10GbE Test Righttps://rivik.dev/10g-at-home-15-m.2-expander-turns-an-old-hp-mini-into-a-10gbe-test-rig/Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://rivik.dev/10g-at-home-15-m.2-expander-turns-an-old-hp-mini-into-a-10gbe-test-rig/My ISP started upselling 10gbit XGS-PON — but how to test it without buying a 10G-capable machine? A $15 noname M.2 → PCIe expander + AQC107 NIC on an old HP G2 mini did the job. Plus the pcie_aspm=off gotcha.