[geeks] Whee! Lightning strikes, AGAIN!

[Lionel Peterson]

None of the TVs were on surge supressors, and it seems I may need to  
start my network rebuild TONIGHT. It appears that NICs around the  
house have failed, I need to start with known good components, and  
completely re-test every node on my network. Luckilly, I have two  
Gigabit switches to replace the damaged units, but I don't have an  
infinite supply of add-in NICs for all my machines.

Is there a reasonable way to get 1 Gb connectivity that DOESN'T act  
like a lightning rod? I.e., cheap fiber runs with media conversion on  
either end?

This SUX.

Lionel

On Jul 27, 2009, at 2:49 PM, nate at portents.com wrote:

>> Well, it didn't actually hit the house or yard, but a near-by
>> lightning strike took out:
>
> Out of curiosity, how much of that equipment was on surge protectors?
>
> I ask because a year ago I went out and bought two new decent surge
> protectors that also provide protection to equipment hooked up to the
> cable lines, and I'd like to know whether or not that sort of  
> protection
> is useful in a real-world scenario.
>
> If you were using protectors, if you happen to know their age (since  
> MOVs
> do wear out over time), clamping voltage, joule rating, response time,
> etc. it would be useful data points.
>
> - Nate
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