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Recent content by MadHatter

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    Temperature/Humidity Control in your Home DC?

    I'll be moving to a new place soon and I'm trying to work out where I want to place my cabinets so that I can maintain proper temperature/humidity to them. Those with home DCs - what do you do (if anything) to maintain a good environment for your equipment?
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    Network pics thread

    Darn, I should've taken pictures during the build. I hate to take it apart now because i hot glued a few components so the PCB doesn't push back into the case. I'll try to explain it though - I just did it while watching Modern Family and Colbert :-P 1. De-solder the antennas so they can...
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    Network pics thread

    I've been using my old WRT54G running dd-wrt as an AP. I wanted to consolidate rack space so I decided to put it in a 5.25" bay - it's not too pretty, but it works:
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    Network pics thread

    A lot of hostility in here lately..
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    Network pics thread

    I'm using 2x Avocent CPS1610's (one as a spare). I decided to adapt from RS232 on each machine to RJ45 though so I only had to run one type of cable for all machines. Each machine has console redirection to serial for me to control it remotely. Hopefully after this weekend I'll have it...
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    Network pics thread

    Finally got my out-of-band system setup (monoprice had been out of RS232 to RJ45 adapters for a month!) and cables are cleaned up. No zip ties allowed, all velcro. Still need proper rails for servers on the bottom half as they are sitting on each other or shelves. Also need to call electrician...
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    Network pics thread

    Seconded. I tested it across ~100 yard lake in my back yard (LOS) and still received full signal on the other side with no issues. Definitely overkill for a home network.. but this is [H] afterall ;)
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    Network pics thread

    Nice - how much did you get it for? There was one at my local surplus store last week that some other guy snatched up in the 5 minutes from when the store opened until I got there... got it for $15. I was sad. :(
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    Switch Recommendation

    HP 2824 is good investment. I know you said you were looking for something only 12 port though... I picked one up a few months ago on ebay for $250 in good condition and can't say enough good things about it.
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    Network Monitoring

    Just my 2 cents... Nagios is the long standing network monitoring tool that has a lot of great plugins - but my god is it a pain to setup. You will spend a good amount of time configuring things and customizing the configurations to accommodate all of your system needs - but once you get things...
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    Dust control in home DC?

    You're right - but I guess a variable left out here is the price for the unit. I was able to acquire the honeywell for $10 used and then $10 for a replacement filter. Anyways, we can be picky about the difference in efficiency between these two but I'd rather further this thread by getting...
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    Dust control in home DC?

    Well, based on the link you sent me - the Honeywell HEPA I have is rather decent. I am aware the Ionic Breeze devices don't accomplish much, but they were meant as a secondary form of dust control (and were a gift) which consume VERY little power. Unfortunately, ditching the carpet doesn't...
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    Dust control in home DC?

    This is a continuation of sorts from the gallery thread a few weeks back. I was wondering what those of you do to control dust in your home racks. I find this to be a constant battle with my equipment and have been playing with some different solutions recently. As of now I have 2 of...
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    Network pics thread

    Finally tracked down a cabinet in my area and got a great deal on it. It came in yesterday - and I'm waiting on some more mounting hardware to come in so I can move the rest of my equipment in. I don't dare open the back and take pictures - much more cable management needs to be...
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    Network pics thread

    Does anyone have an ionic breeze around their home dc or network equipment? I have one in the same room as my equipment - but it hadn't ever occurred to me that that those things create some sort of static environment in which to attract debris (though maybe I'm way off on that). Does having...
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