a slightly strange request

[Sameer Verma]

Karl Goetz wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-01-23 at 09:09 +0100, Uwe Geercken wrote:
>   
>> funnyly enough, we have the same problem. when I first brought the  
>> ltsp server in the computerroom, after a while a teacher came in to  
>> give a lesson (not computer related) and I thought "the server is very  
>> noisy" and I wanted to shut it down (we were in the initial testing  
>> phase). It was only then that I realized, that it is the switch that  
>> is so noisy and after talking to different people they indicated that  
>> it really disturbs, especially when a test is written in that class.
>>     
>
> hi both :)
> We have ~ 20 clients attached to a 24port 100mb+2gigabits (either
> ethernet or fiber plugs).
> 100mb has been fine to the clients, thankfully the switch backplane is ~
> 3.6gb, so we have heaps of room for the clients.
>
> do you put > 100mb over your client links, or would a similar switch
> work for you? the one meantioned above is a netgear.
> kk
>
>   

Well, we have a budget allocated for this and I would like to be a bit
futureproof, so I would prefer gigabit switches. Anyone know of ones
that are relatively quiet?

Sameer
>> I would be interested to hear about a recommendation too.
>>
>> rgds,
>>
>> uwe
>>
>>
>> Quoting Sameer Verma <sverma at sfsu.edu>:
>>
>>     
>>> This is a bit peripheral. We have a LTSP/Ubuntu lab with 32 client
>>> machines and one dual Xeon server. This room was fitted with two gigabit
>>> Ethernet switches from 3Com. What we didn't realize is the noise level
>>> of the fans in the switches is pretty high! In fact, it is so high that
>>> students sitting near them cannot follow the instructor.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have recommendations on quiet(er) 24 port gigabit switches?
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>> Sameer
>>>
>>> --
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