G+_Rud Dog Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Think my idea failed. Decided to place my switch in the attic and have my connections out of site, etc. This was great 1Gb switch and connect all other rooms from there , till the weather started to change to summer like conditions. It is my belief the switch over heated and stopped working. Need to retrieve it and confirm. While pondering thought I would ask the community if they know of a Gb switch (8 port is fine) that has a higher temperature rating then your run of the mil switches? One designed for environments like my attic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Hehe. That will do it! This one claims it will handle 140°F TRENDnet 5-Port Hardened Industrial Gigabit PoE DIN-Rail Switch (TI-PG541) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SDFFPEA/ Might be a start at least... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_John Mink Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Hmm, this is an interesting problem. While a fan (obviously) won't cool the room down, it could still help as the router is producing heat & getting that extra heat off would certainly be noticeable. But it looks like many of these routers like 105 or 100 as the max temp. And in an attic, that's not hard to do. So short of a liquid cooling/AC system for your switch....I think a Industrial/robust system like Ben Reese found makes sense, but they're not going got be cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_610GARAGE Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I would strongly urge you to get the switch out of the attic. Even with a switch that can handle 140F, depending on where you live, 140 is not entirely unheard of for an attic. Also,I am sure that performance would suffer greatly near 140F. Maybe you could replace the switch with a patch panel, and place the switch elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_John Mink Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 610bob? that would be interesting, see switch performance vs temperature. Also, good call with the patch panel, that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Rud Dog Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 Wanted to get away from having the switch in any room as the attic worked great for a central location and made it easy to just drop a line in the wall run to the switch and done deal. How are you proposing patch panel approach if you don't mind sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Marsh Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 140 F is nothing for an attic. I wouldn't advise putting any electronics in such an environment. Hide the switch in a closet and be done with it. New runs won't be any more difficult than what you've got now, and you'll have easy access to the switch and GbE connections if you need to troubleshoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_610GARAGE Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 This is what I am thinking with a patch panel. Find conditioned home for your switch, like on a closet ceiling. Run ethernet from the switch to a patch panel in the attic. Connect your existing ethernet to the patch panel. This way, you won't have to redo any of your existing work. I would get a larger switch then you need, and run all ports up to the attic. So if you get a 16 port switch, run 16 ethernet cables to a 16 port patch panel. That way if you ever expand your network, you can simply plug it into the patch panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Brian B Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I live in South Texas...93 here today. I have the same set-up. All of my home wiring runs back to a rack in my attic. I have had running for 3 years now a D-Link DGS-1024D. We are a heavy network user and I also run home automation through it. I have had no problems. I did install a ridge vent fan on a thermostat that comes on at 80 degrees to circulate air. I will also admit, I have a spare sitting on the shelf ready for when it goes down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Should be able to get a length of 25 or 50 pair Cat-5 or 6. Would help with your extension to the closest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Rud Dog Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 Thanks all for your input. And Brian you have injected hope into my attic bound switch. Maybe could mount the switch on a shelf near the peak of the house and install something like your setup. Again Thank you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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