Re: ubnt edgerouter 8

On Mon, Apr 29, 2024 at 4:42 PM Peter J. Philipp <pjp@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).

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