Overkill home networking?

[s0lid]

Ok, i found a true bargain deal from local computer store, used 1U network switches for 25€/piece.
There was couple of normal 100Base-TX switches, between 16-48 ports but there was one 24p 1000T-Base switch! Like i could resist, over half krand switch going for mere pocket money.

Ok the switch is HP Procurve 2824 J4903A, and it seems to work, console responds, web gui works, works as gate way. Only thing i don't like about the switch is that it has 3 40mm fans

I'll add some pictures in a minute.



bad angle.

[Duh]

bastagge thats a f.. deal.. spend 50 euros in replacing the 40mm fans with noctuas

[s0lid]

bastagge thats a f.. deal.. spend 50 euros in replacing the 40mm fans with noctuas

Hehe yepp, those fans are quite noisy. So i'll A, get those little adapters that lower fan voltage or B, get entirely new fans or C something between

I need to test does that switch even boot with one or more fans missing.

[Olivon]

HP Procurve 2824 J4903A for 25€

That's totally amazing

[s0lid]

Little modding.

Old loud fans


New queit fans and i should say that it will cool a lot better that with orig fans. :P

[MrMojoZ]

Now wire your house for fiber and you are set.

[s0lid]

Now wire your house for fiber and you are set.

Haha that'll cost a arm and a leg... About half a million is not that far away :P

I think i'll place this next to ADSL modem and get cheap 5p 1000Base-T swich to my room, this way this setup isn't so overkill =P

There's some interesting setup options in this switch, set ports on/off, manage and limit they speed (possible to set ethernet connection to 10Base-T etc), Virtual Lan, it'll report anykinda crc errors in connection and such.

This thing rocks ecept for power comsumtion, it's around 50W :x

[puunakki]

Overkill home networking?

There is no such thing as overkill and you should know it

[s0lid]

There is no such thing as overkill and you should know it

Yep.

It isn't a overkill if it works.

[Duh]

can you get another of those? a MJ12 ( a crazy Dutch crawler) friend has requested me if he can get one of those biatches for cheap

[puunakki]

There isn't more I would've wanted one too

[s0lid]

can you get another of those? a MJ12 ( a crazy Dutch crawler) friend has requested me if he can get one of those biatches for cheap

That was the only gigabyte ethernet switch :/
Ofc there was couple of 20p switches and one 48p =P

[Duh]

That was the only gigabyte ethernet switch :/
Ofc there was couple of 20p switches and one 48p =P

many thnaks
gigabyte or gigabit? :P
btw, do you have model numbers available?

thanks

[s0lid]

many thnaks
gigabyte or gigabit? :P
btw, do you have model numbers available?

thanks

gigabit ofc, my bad
Err only one i remember is Extreme Networks Summit 200-48.

[Duh]

most likely that one is gonna cut it as he "only" has a 120 megabit connection

[Necetra]

It's not overkill unless you're going for 10G connections in your home.

[D_A]

It's not overkill if it gets the job done. Then it's "just-enough-kill"

[fart_plume]

I love my gigabit router, I've got two systems with gigabit connections and file transfers between them are incredible!

[s0lid]

It's not overkill unless you're going for 10G connections in your home.

Hehe, that'll cost more to get here than i earn in my whole life.

I love my gigabit router, I've got two systems with gigabit connections and file transfers between them are incredible!

Just ran test with my lan rig (copied all the new stuff i grabbed at lan party) about 20gigs changed computers under 2mins! peaked at 110MB/s still switchs status monitor tells me i used only 70% of the possible bandwith!

[s0lid]

Making new cover for procurve.
Still need to sand it alot and add 2x 120mm fan holes there :P

And don't mind the color of that plexi, only picked it because that was dirt cheap. 1.5x2m piece did cost like 10e.

[shoota]

ok i'm gonna be real honest here, i'm a total networking noob. what does this awesome network switch do for ya?

[s0lid]

Does this houses internets haring between computers and maintaining gigabit lan, nothing fancier

And here's the final product :]

Cool and silent.

[D_A]

<Sean Connery>
Shecksee!
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[Duh]

American version: NAAAAIZZZ ( nice)

[shoota]

don't forget dust filters