[Cialug] Noise

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i concur with Theron


Theron Conrey wrote:

> I'll take "e" with tunneled vnc when needed for $1000 please Alex.
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> Theron
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> Dave J. Hala Jr. wrote:
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>> Suppose that you had a couple of rack mount servers in your home office.
>> What if you cut a hole in a closet door and screwed a rack mount frame
>> onto the door and then you modified a cold air return in the closet to
>> vent the hot air from the servers away. Would the result be:
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>> a) the noise and heat from servers would be considerably less
>> b) the noise would be about the same and the heat less
>> c) the noise would echo through the house via the cold air return
>> d) the wife would freak
>> e) some one asks why you just didn't put the servers in the basement in
>> the laundry room and ssh into them as needed.
>> f) You win the geek of year award
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>> What else are people doing with their home offices? In my current home
>> office, I'm using a network of 3 pcs. The heat was a problem until I
>> added a second cold air return near the cieling. Now the room
>> temperature is consistent with the rest of the house.
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>> I'm about to move into a new house and at that time I'd like to switch
>> over to using the servers and ditch the pc's, but the noise is a huge
>> issue. I'd also rather not have to remove/change or slow the speed of
>> any of the fans in the servers.
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>> :) Dave
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