On Thursday 29 June 2006 08:57 am, Nadeem M. Khan wrote:
On 6/28/06, Rony ronbillypop@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
On Mon, Jun 26, 2006 at 09:38:34PM +0000, Dinesh Joshi wrote:
On Monday 26 June 2006 13:55, Rony wrote:
In case anyone is using 2 cards in their net access machine, then its better to keep the cable connection in the PCI card and LAN in the on-board one. A PCI card is more easy to replace.
I second that. I've lost an ethernet card last year due to a lightening strike. I also lost my DVD player. Luckily the card was PCI, and I was using the onboard card for my home network.
Predicting failure modes for high voltage discharges is very non intutive. Regular circuits behave in a very non linear fashion when subjected to high voltages. You have lightning simulation rooms wher high voltage - 1 megavolt ++ - discharges take place between two points in the room. Place your device in the room to find out how good it is. Entering the room makes your hair stand straight antennas and frontends recieve a direct jolt.