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- From: tom@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Tom Easterday)
- Subject: Re: AGS fan noise
- Message-ID: <1992Aug18.151833.24096@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- Organization: The Ohio State University
- References: <920816195848.35a004bc@DIR.TEXAS.GOV> <Bt5u5o.JK5@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 15:18:33 GMT
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- In article <Bt5u5o.JK5@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de> eckert@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Toerless Eckert) writes:
- >@sarcasm^on
- >
- >From article <920816195848.35a004bc@DIR.TEXAS.GOV>, by SHEAFFER_DM@dir.texas.gov (Danny Sheaffer):
- >> Greetings
- >>
- >> Does anyone know of a way to reduce the noise produced by the fan on an AGS?
- >
- >There is one switch labelled "on/off" on the rear of the router,
- >that will work miracles, when operated ...
- >
- >Hey, Cisco, how about it: In the next release of the environmental
- >card firmware: An SNMP variable through which you can control the speed
- >of rotation of the squeakers, or at least a variable that gives a
- >reading of the noise level around the router - this could be used
- >to activate an alarm at the NMS if the noise level starts drowning
- >out the nearby airport !
- >
-
- Well, other router vendors who shall remain nameless have overheating
- problems in their routers (that they refuse to admit, by the way). I have
- never had that problem with a Cisco even when room temperature is very high.
- I am all for the high velocity wind tunnel rejects.
-
- Besides, it requires much less effort to put the front panel on a box when
- it gets sucked out of your hands!
-
- Tom
-