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Topic: ANTMINER S2 Discussion and Support Thread - page 192. (Read 355820 times)

newbie
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Does the S2 have wifi?

I received an email direct from Bitmain indicating that the S2 does not have WiFi.

Cheers

donator
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I don't get why a lot of people are complaining about the ethernet port placement.  If you're going to rackmount it, isn't it easier to have ethernet in front just like many rackmount switches are setup?

Spondoolies-tech also has their ethernet port up front for their rackmount miners.

People trying to sound like they know anything about running a datacenter  Roll Eyes

Yeah, I was actually happy with that design choice as well.  I didn't expect it to be a point of contention.
I'm happy with ethernet port up front - I prefer it (and yes, I will mount my S2 in a rack).
Yes indeed. My racks have too many power cables in the back. Routing the network cables in front would help to keep things more manageable.
sr. member
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Does the S2 have wifi?
I think so... S1 have wifi-included, so i don't see them removing the wifi on S2.

That would depend on if they still have the openwrt as the controller or not.  If they use a rpi or bbb then a wifi device could be added but would not come as default.
hero member
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Does the S2 have wifi?
I think so... S1 have wifi-included, so i don't see them removing the wifi on S2.
legendary
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Does the S2 have wifi?

Good question. Have not heard any mention of it, but hopefully it does.

BTW. Bitman finally responded to my email, they must have been really backlogged to ship the first batch of S2's
sr. member
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Does the S2 have wifi?
hero member
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Run a Bitcoin node.
I don't get why a lot of people are complaining about the ethernet port placement.  If you're going to rackmount it, isn't it easier to have ethernet in front just like many rackmount switches are setup?

Spondoolies-tech also has their ethernet port up front for their rackmount miners.

People trying to sound like they know anything about running a datacenter  Roll Eyes

Yeah, I was actually happy with that design choice as well.  I didn't expect it to be a point of contention.
I'm happy with ethernet port up front - I prefer it (and yes, I will mount my S2 in a rack).
hero member
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These def look hell-a lot better then the cheap ass Dragon 1T miners. Anyone wanna trade a 1T for an S2?  Grin

Wish I could order these, but with the price of BTC right now, and no cash in hand, can't afford one Sad
Right now no-one can order them, they aren't for sale. Gotta wait for batch 3 to become available... or better yet, hopefully they will simply stock them like S1s with none of this pre-order business.
full member
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let's make a gentlemen bet (bet that involves nothing): will they void the warranty when you open the box?

My guess: Yes

Other then in the case of the KNCMiner (where the fans fell off for pretty much everyone, during shipping), doesn't that pretty much apply to everything?
sr. member
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I don't get why a lot of people are complaining about the ethernet port placement.  If you're going to rackmount it, isn't it easier to have ethernet in front just like many rackmount switches are setup?

Spondoolies-tech also has their ethernet port up front for their rackmount miners.

People trying to sound like they know anything about running a datacenter  Roll Eyes

Yeah, I was actually happy with that design choice as well.  I didn't expect it to be a point of contention.
hero member
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let's make a gentlemen bet (bet that involves nothing): will they void the warranty when you open the box?

My guess: Yes
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I don't get why a lot of people are complaining about the ethernet port placement.  If you're going to rackmount it, isn't it easier to have ethernet in front just like many rackmount switches are setup?

Spondoolies-tech also has their ethernet port up front for their rackmount miners.

People trying to sound like they know anything about running a datacenter  Roll Eyes

I've seen ethernet and fiber setup various ways... all in front, front mount switch to back connected servers, and all in the back with backward facing switches.

I kind of prefer the front mount connections if the wire routing is done "cleanly".  Makes it easier to swap out servers... I guess it's just a personal preference.

If you have to remove the unit from the rack, does it really matter? The powerplug is on the back and I guess you'll have to unplug that aswell...
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I don't get why a lot of people are complaining about the ethernet port placement.  If you're going to rackmount it, isn't it easier to have ethernet in front just like many rackmount switches are setup?

Spondoolies-tech also has their ethernet port up front for their rackmount miners.

People trying to sound like they know anything about running a datacenter  Roll Eyes

I've seen ethernet and fiber setup various ways... all in front, front mount switch to back connected servers, and all in the back with backward facing switches.

I kind of prefer the front mount connections if the wire routing is done "cleanly".  Makes it easier to swap out servers... I guess it's just a personal preference.
full member
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These def look hell-a lot better then the cheap ass Dragon 1T miners. Anyone wanna trade a 1T for an S2?  Grin

Wish I could order these, but with the price of BTC right now, and no cash in hand, can't afford one Sad
full member
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I don't get why a lot of people are complaining about the ethernet port placement.  If you're going to rackmount it, isn't it easier to have ethernet in front just like many rackmount switches are setup?

Spondoolies-tech also has their ethernet port up front for their rackmount miners.

People trying to sound like they know anything about running a datacenter  Roll Eyes
hero member
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I don't get why a lot of people are complaining about the ethernet port placement.  If you're going to rackmount it, isn't it easier to have ethernet in front just like many rackmount switches are setup?

Spondoolies-tech also has their ethernet port up front for their rackmount miners.
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s2 photos







This miner looks sweeeeet... excited to get it hashing!!!
hero member
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Nice box, nice lcd!

Fine at all. Smiley

BUT

It's not a night club.

I have some 2100W servers psu-s coming, I'll make huge custom heatsink with some fu...ing high cfm fans.

And want to oc the sh...t out of them.

Smiley

sr. member
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Very nice looking unit, I'm pleasantly surprised.

I'll be interested to see what is displayed on the LCD screen.

Yeah, I was wondering what the S2 will display on the LCD. Good ol' Bitmain ... no pics until they start shipping ... then they leave a tantalizing question over the display ... . You gotta love 'em, they have delivered on their promise! (Not sure about putting ethernet on the front though  Huh).

Looking forward to the first receivers posting pics and reviews ... let's get to know this new Ant!
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Very nice looking unit, I'm pleasantly surprised.

I'll be interested to see what is displayed on the LCD screen.
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