[TriLUG] Slightly OT: Question about Home Office Cooling

[Ron Kelley]

Can you put your servers in your basement and use IPKVM, VNC, or RDP?  I routinely work with two monitors on my desk (running Mac) and use a combination of RDP, VNC, and xterm to get work done.


-Ron


 
On Apr 19, 2010, at 3:46 PM, Scott Chilcote wrote:

> Hello fellow LUGers,
> 
> My home office room has either 2 or 3 systems running depending on whether my wife's here, and now that the weather's warming up it's getting too hot.  The HVAC thermostat is in the hallway, and I've seen it get six degrees warmer in here than it is there.  There's a ceiling fan, but it doesn't help much when the temperature gets into the upper 80s.
> 
> I've used a window AC before, but the covenants for our neighborhood don't allow it.  So that's out.
> 
> I've thought about moving the largest computer to the basement, and using a KVM extender to display it in here.  I still might do that, but I suspect I'll have to give something up.  So far, I haven't seen a KVM extender that supports dual monitors, audio, and a 3-button mouse with scroll wheel.  Still, I can work around that if I have to.
> 
> Adding more cooling to the room would require a ductless split system (wonderful, but overkill for a small room and $$$$) or a portable room AC system.  This last looks like a reasonable option, but since all of the machinery is indoors they can be quite loud.  Not ideal for developing code.
> 
> I suspect that a lot of TriLUGers have had to deal with the hot computer room at home situation.  Is there a better way to cool down the room than I've listed?
> 
> Also, if anyone's using a portable indoor AC that isn't especially loud, please let me know.
> 
> The last window unit I had was pretty small, but when the compressor kicked in it made the whole wall thrum.  I can live with fan noise, but that low pitched drone was distracting.  I'm worried that a portable unit would be even louder.
> 
> Thanks much!
> 
>   Scott C.
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