your leaving the bldg and now subjecting the network to potential lightning strikes
Ive seen the protectors Ed recommended literally blown across the room . glass doesn't conduct
It's not the Taj Mahal. It's just one office with a couple of computers.
can they afford to lose them after a thunderstorm ?
whats the data / hardware /downtime worth ?
keep in mind the power can travel both directions and Ive seen lightning do strange things the two computers could be fine and the rest of the network out
fiber isn't all that much more I bet I could do it very close what what the coppers going bill out at
It's working fine now, using one Cat5e and a switch.
most of the stuff pictured in the "ugly work " thread is working just fine .
it works just fine until ...
