Here's Plan A, for my Thunderbolt/USB4 eNIC.
Most of the parts have been delivered. I'm still waiting for some 12V DC-DC boosters - the M.2 to PCIe x4 adaptor needs an external 12V supply.
I hope that i don't have to flash custom firmware onto that ASM2464PD, in order to handle PCIe instead of NVMe devices.
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🧵 2/n i could test it tonight, actually.
Who doesn't have a DIY "Franken-daptor", that adapts just about everything to everything? 😅
Nah, maybe tomorrow…🍻
🧵 3/3 IT WÖRKS, it bloody wörks! 🤩 👍
10 gig networking via an #ASMedia #ASM2464PD #Thunderbolt / #USB4 bridge, originally intended as an #NVMe enclosure.
The NIC runs at Gen3 (8GT/s) x2, which is more than enough for 10G.
Multi Purr Puss 
Jernej Simončič �