[geeks] netgear fan replacement help

[Sandwich Maker]

" From: Patrick Finnegan <pat at computer-refuge.org>
" 
" Netgear has a lifetime warranty, and if they don't produce the switch
" anymore, they'll swap you to a (better) model that they do make.  It might
" make more sense than spending $40 on fans...

would this still apply even though i'm not the original buyer?

at $40 i would be thinking twice, but $20 didn't sound bad for a box
that still sells on ebay for twice that.

as for faster gear - i wired my place with cat6 and i would just as
soon leave it, particularly as it's faster than i am.  otoh newer
gear, esp. fanless [the only moving part] has its attractions.

" On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 4:17 PM Nathan Raymond <nraymond at gmail.com> wrote:
" 
" > Whoa, I did not check what model switch that was, had no idea OP was
" > talking about replacing fans in a 10/100 unmanaged switch. I recommend
" > recycling the switch, and either getting a fanless gigabit unmanaged switch
" > if you're on a budget (they are very cheap these days), or maybe
" > considering planning for the future if you have some money and look at some
" > 10gig options. For short runs, the Netgear GS110MX-100NAS can do 10gig over
" > CAT 7, is unmanaged, and costs $200. The MikroTik CRS305-1G-4S+IN has four
" > SFP+ cages and an RJ-45 gigabit LAN port, runs $175 and is good if you need
" > more cabling flexibility and manageability (800MHz CPU, 512MB RAM, can run
" > MikroTik RouterOS L5 or SwitchOS).
" >
" >
" > On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 4:04 PM Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com>
" > wrote:
" >
" > > I'm all for keeping old hardware running, but a replacement switch is $80
" > > new,
" > > and that is a 10/100 Fast Ethernet switch...
" > >
" > > Does it have a lifetime warranty from Netgear?
" > >
" > > Igor a great 24x no-name manages switch with 4x 10 Gb ports for $139
" > IIRC,
" > > maybe time to upgrade?
" > >
" > > Lionel
" > >
" > > > On Feb 7, 2019, at 2:23 PM, Sandwich Maker <adh at an.bradford.ma.us>
" > > wrote:
" > > >
" > > > just discovered the fan in my netgear fs524 has started howling.  it's
" > > > been living next to the dsl modem and demarc in my unheated basement
" > > > for several years but the recent bitter cold may have affected it.
" > > >
" > > > snooping and poking around on the net reveals that it's a 40mm*2 *
" > > > 20mm 5v 7.5-8.0 cfm fan - right?  i'm not sure of the power
" > > > connector though.  can anyone here verify the details?
" > > >
" > > > ebay shows 2 vendors i've never heard of with exact-replacement fans
" > > > for $20, but i'd prefer to buy from newark or digikey if only i knew
" > > > exactly what to order...
" > > >
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