$1m server vs $600 router (Tomaž Zaman's Mono Gateway)

Duration: 16:36

HUGE thanks to Patrick from ServeTheHome for helping with this test!

Links to everything I mentioned:

- Mono Gateway: https://mono.si

- Tomaž Zaman on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tomazzaman

- ServeTheHome YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ServeTheHomeVideo

- ServeTheHome Website: https://www.servethehome.com

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Contents:

00:00 - What is this box?

00:58 - 51.2 Tbps in Phoenix

02:00 - The Million Dollar Network Testing Box

03:33 - From 1.6 Tbps to 10 Gbps

06:14 - SFP+ is always upside-down

06:58 - Saturating 20 Gbps with real traffic

10:13 - Real web traffic and latency results

11:55 - Firewall testing next year

13:39 - Mono Gateway works

14:53 - Specs and happy 2026!