Lightning?

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So, I wasn't at home this week and came back to anarchy.

The router was plugged in during a storm last night, the telephone cables were removed from the jacks on the wall, however, we've got a 60m network cable running through the roof to an outside office.

It's a Billion (Telkom) 5102G router, which gave me some good times and I'm sad because I know Telscum will probably give me some crappy Marconi scrap router again.

The 3rd ethernet port blinks on and off constantly and there isn't a cable connected to it. I tried to reset it a few times to see if it won't get sorted, but nada.

It syncs, connects, but loses the PPPoE connection every 3 minutes.

I'm connected with a USB DSL modem at this moment, which I had as a spare (but it was the first time I ever installed one and battled for a good 45 minutes, since the directions are pathetic).

Anyone experience a router do this yet? ;)
 
Teraside,I had the identical situation occur last week-also after
a heavy lightning storm.I was using a Zyxel router and it was my
1st ethernet port that got wacked.(also blinking continuously)

I must admit that I wasn't 100 % honest with Telkom regarding the circumstances of my routers demise,but seeing as I told them I had signed a 24 month contract, they exchanged it for a new mega 100wr.

A friend of mine had exactly the same problem except on a mega 100.It seems as though most routers are susceptible to this problem.
 
Thanks MrMikey, I really appreciate the reply ;)

You won't believe how sad I am because of the fact that I won't have a Billion router anymore :(

How is the Zyxel routers btw? Do they support half bridge?
 
jeppe777 said:
or is it just that your ethernet cables where hit in the roof?
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The Ethernet cable is connected to the router in the house (where the first pc is), it runs through the roof and goes underground for a few metres into the office.

This isn't the first time it's happened, we lost the office pc last year due to the same thing.

I can't explain how or where the lightning strikes it, but it does ;)

jeppe777 said:
does the lightning protector that the mega 100 has work?
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Don't understand this question
 
Power - Surge Protector - Router - LAN CABLE

jeppe777, The cable was most probably hit, and with no protection from that side, the ports on the router + the router itself got damaged.
 
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t3raside, My friend protected himself against this a few times by using a Old PC/cheap switch on each side of the LAN cable whenever he needed to run a LAN cable outside temporarily. This would blow the old pc or cheap switch should the cable get hit but saves the rest of the stuff down the line. :)
 
yip - thats a classic EMP "surge" that got your router.

not a direct hit - but the actual strike had been very close to the house.

you can even have power unplugged , and telephones unplugged - but as long as you have a network cable in the roof - you'll fry something on the ends.

happened to me 3 years back..lost a 16 port and a marconi router.

now when i hear a rumble - EVERYTHING is unplugged..ups aswell.

EMP is considered - lightning - acts of God - so you can claim if the damage falls within claim range.

teraside said:
So, I wasn't at home this week and came back to anarchy.

The router was plugged in during a storm last night, the telephone cables were removed from the jacks on the wall, however, we've got a 60m network cable running through the roof to an outside office.

It's a Billion (Telkom) 5102G router, which gave me some good times and I'm sad because I know Telscum will probably give me some crappy Marconi scrap router again.

The 3rd ethernet port blinks on and off constantly and there isn't a cable connected to it. I tried to reset it a few times to see if it won't get sorted, but nada.

It syncs, connects, but loses the PPPoE connection every 3 minutes.

I'm connected with a USB DSL modem at this moment, which I had as a spare (but it was the first time I ever installed one and battled for a good 45 minutes, since the directions are pathetic).

Anyone experience a router do this yet? ;)
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[OUPA]MrNutz;1334809 said:
EMP is considered - lightning - acts of God - so you can claim if the damage falls within claim range.
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So why claim if God clearly does not want you to have a PC? :D
 
Funny how rich people always assume everyone has insurance :p ;) :D hehehehe
 
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