Dan Lanciani suggested using fber optics -thank you for your efforts. That would be out of my budget, besides I have a WAP11 at the other end -> would require a 'fiber to UTP' adaptor -making it further out of reach.
The 'grounding solution' suggested below seems to have 2 problems, your advise will be valued: a. Running the cable underground will have no effect on reducing surge generated by near by lightening. b. Shielding a UTP cable will reduce the usable length of the cable to such an extent that my 100m will not work. Please correct me. I was hoping to build a 'home made' surge protector that I would use at both ends of the cable -something made of simple zener diods and fast melting fuses (and eventually small coils). If it is possible to buy it in the industrielised countries, we should be able to build it in a third world country. That was long, thanks for your patience. Milla --- John Desmond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Milla- > Any chance you could run the cable underground or in > a > grounded pipe like for power cabling? > -John > --- Milla Yegurku <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello everybody > > > > I run about 100m of UTP cable between LEAF router > > and > > my HUB. The cable is run out in the open space and > > is > > pron to frequent lightening. I live in a place > where > > I > > can not buy commercial surge protectors for UTP. > > I am worried that the surge developped in the > cable > > will destroy the equipment(s). > > Do any of you have any idea how I could build and > > use > > such devices with commonly available electronic > > components? > > Do you have any suggestions? > > > > Thankyou > > Milla > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness > > http://health.yahoo.com > > > > > _______________________________________________________________ > > > > Have big pipes? SourceForge.net is looking for > > download mirrors. We supply > > the hardware. You get the recognition. Email Us: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > leaf-user mailing list: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user > > SR FAQ: > http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness > http://health.yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com _______________________________________________________________ Have big pipes? SourceForge.net is looking for download mirrors. We supply the hardware. You get the recognition. Email Us: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html