Hello, My Uninterrupted power supply has cable and modem surge protection as well. I use all my protection, I never bypass it. It may or may not be over kill, but it works for me. Dan
On Jul 27, 2009, at 3:36 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > > I disagree. There should be a surge protector/arrestor between the > router and the wall jack. So, you'd have in your example A as the > walljack, B as the cable running from the wall jack, to C the surge > protector/arrestor, D the cable from surge device, to e router, and so > forth. The point is you can't just put a surge suppressor on the > electrical side, but at any point that connects to the outside world > such as the phone lines or network beyond your own subnet. > > On Jul 27, 2009, at 3:15 AM, Jude DaShiell wrote: > >> >> A router between the wall and the mac might help in the future. >> Consider >> it a bullet stopper to prevent the mac from being taken out. Same >> principle applies why external modems are better than internal >> modems for >> PC's. They're bullet stoppers which may or may not work in the >> event of a >> lightning strike. A network switch connected to the router might >> also >> help. But let's back this up a little so you can picture this >> better. >> Letters connect to each other in order with what I'm about to write. >> Given, a is the wall jack, b is wire connected to wall jack, c is >> router >> connected to b, d is wire going out of router, e is network switch >> connected to d, f is wire going out of network switch, and g is your >> mac >> connected in the ethernet port to f. >> >> >> >> On Fri, 10 Jul 2009, Scott Howell wrote: >> >>> >>> I don't know what to tell you, but everything that that is connected >>> to the electrical mains or to a network drop should be routed >>> through >>> a surge protector. This will help, but of course is no guarantee and >>> there may very well be some components, which are affected more than >>> others. I guess I've just been very lucky and if you have homeowners >>> insurance, they may very well cover it if the machine is completely >>> toasted. I can't possibly imagine why resetting the pram would have >>> such an impact though. If you have an Apple store/service facility, >>> might be worth having them look at it to see if there is something >>> else going on. Good luck, I know it really sucks when something like >>> this happens. >>> >>> On Jul 10, 2009, at 12:02 AM, Mike Reiser wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Nothing else that was in the serge protector was effected. The >>>> internet >>>> is connected through a netowrk drop on the wall. My speakers are >>>> also >>>> plugged into the serge protector. The keyboard isn't and it's usb, >>>> and >>>> also the monitor adapter isn't. What's wierd is it stopped working >>>> after the Apple store employee had me reset the pram. Thanks, >>>> >>>> Mike >>> >>> >>>> >>> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
