[CLUE-Tech] phoneline cards

[Collins Richey]

On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:12:41 -0600, Nate Duehr <nate at natetech.com> wrote:
> Angelo Bertolli wrote:
> 
> > I am thinking about getting a phoneline card instead of wireless
> > router + wireless cards for a home network.  Does anyone have one  of
> > these working with Linux?
> 
> I would have one other issue with the phoneline cards... Colorado being
> the 3rd highest lightning state in the country... I don't want a nearby
> strike to have direct access to the PC's internal busses.
> 
> Having the external router gives the lightning something else to blow up
> first, before it can attempt to get to your expensive computers.  ;-)
> 

Maybe my ignorance is showing, but most surge protector strips these
days have plugs to protect ethernet and/or phone cables. In my case,
the power surge must get through the cable modem, the router, and the
surge protector before getting to my cpu's.


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