This can be from the telephone carrier's side. (Old-model) telephones can draw power from the phone line - so it is possible for the surge to come in over the telephone connection. It is also possible to get the surge over the power line. Does anything else in your house show any effect from the lightning when the DSL modem does? If yes, it is probably the power line. If no, it could be the telephone line bring the surge.
I usually just turn my DSL modem off when I'm not using it. Thank you, Mark Snyder -----Original Message----- I have the DSL service through Verizon. Every time there is lightning in the area, the DSL connection resets. The modem then takes about a minute or so to re-establish the DSL connection and all is happy ... (until the next lightning during the dark and stormy night, that is.) Has anyone else experienced this with their DSL line? Any educated guesses as to if the problem is on my side of the box (NID, I believe it is called) or the phone company side? The Phone Co. side is not all that old since verizon re-did the copper wiring in the area about 5-6 years ago. My side has a cat-5 cable running on the outside of the house for a fair bit (30-40 feet) before entering the house. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
