[KLUG Members] Wireless

[John Bridleman]

* Bruce Smith (bruce@armintl.com) wrote:
> Not exactly.  The problem is this is a metal poll barn type 
> building, and every time it storms, lightning fries ports in 
> the hub/switch and some times the X-terminal itself.  
> Probably because the twisted pair is running across the 
> building in it's metal frame.
> 
We had similar problems. Mine is running underground in PVC. We went the fiber route. Really nice. No more blown ports or fried portservers (at $1600 each).
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John Bridleman / john@bridleman.org