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> -----Original Message----- > From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] > Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 11:21 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: 100/1000 base-T isolators? > > If you live in the mid-Atlantic states of the USA, you know we've been > pummeled this year by larger numbers than normal of electrical storms. > > I don't know exactly what a device would be called, but I'm looking for a > device that will provide electrical isolation of an Ethernet port. Based > on what I remember from college electronics, it would probably be designed > to fail above a certain surge voltage/current coming across a wire, but > would hopefully be cheaper to replace than a switch or router. > > I've got customers where we are seeing "longer" runs frying switch ports > during electrical storms. And by longer, I'm only referring to about 40-50 > feet, for cables being run between floors of a building. Upgrading to > fiber is the (IMHO) right answer longer-term, but I need a quick-fix. > > Can anyone recommend a product or two? > > Thanks. > > Regards, > > Michael B. Smith > Consultant and Exchange MVP > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
