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Article #227Re: AGS fan noise
From: Tom Easterday
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 15:18
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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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.sys.cisco Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!wupost!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!tom From: tom@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Tom Easterday) Subject: Re: AGS fan noise Message-ID: <1992Aug18.151833.24096@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Sender: news@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Nntp-Posting-Host: top.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu 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 Lines: 28