On Mon, Apr 29, 2024 at 4:42 PM Peter J. Philipp <p...@delphinusdns.org> wrote:
> Hi, > > What sort of things can I do to keep an edgerouter 8 cool that doesn't have > fans? I'm ready to pull the fans out of it because they have a certain > harmonic that makes me physically ill. But I like the octeon! > > So short of throwing it out I'm thinking of pulling the plug (on the fans). > Would running it with 1 core instead of multicpu keep it cooler? Would it > be enough? Should I glue some rasperry pi heatsinks to the CPU? I have a > few extra. > > These are the 2nd fans on this thing they were supposed to be quieter but > they still annoy me. I understand I'm a very sensitive person to noise and > vibration (ever since I was a baby). > > Other than running off one core only to keep thermals low, is there any > other stuff one can do like step the processor cycles down? > > Any help is much appreciated. The ER-8 right now idles a lot anyhow and > I plan on using it for the 8 RJ45 ports. > Do you also realize that you can move that router from its current position to the furthest end of your house? It doesn't have to be near you! You can build a cage and keep it outside the house or even move it to the attic, etc. That solution adheres to the KISS principle (Keep It Simple Stupid). -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 In an Internet failure case, the #1 suspect is a constant: DNS. "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :-) [How to ask smart questions: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html]
