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Re: AGS fan noise

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From: Tom Easterday
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 15:18
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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
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