[geeks] Lightning question

[Phil Stracchino]

wa2egp at att.net wrote:
>>Anyway, when I got in my car the day after the storm (I keep my car on the 
>>driveway about 100-150 feet from the tree that was struck) my clock was set to 
>>00:00. I guess there was a massive electromagnetic field that included the car 
>>when the tree was struck. The clock is fine in the car, but here is my question:
>>
>>Would it make sense that my 100-150 foot Cat5E cable run from my den to my 
>>basement switch would "kill" a switch port?
> 
> In a word, yes.  If the car clock reset with semi-shielded wires no longer than 
> six feet (a lot shorter I would guess) then that 100 foot cable made a hell of
> an antenna and could have had quite a voltage induced on it.

Personally, I wish my entire network was fiber instead of copper.  maybe
someday I'll be able to spare the money to do it.


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