Router Blew up, now what.

Rickster said:
What am I going to do with a single port Router??
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The D-Link DSL-2500U goes between your expensive wireless router & the telephone line, in bridge mode you can still dial from the router. At R200 a pop it's way less expensive than having to replace than your mega all-in-one router.

I started doing this dual setup when lightning ruined my old router & fried my NIC in my PC & probably have ~10 fried 2500U's in a drawer somewhere. Lately (summer storm time) I've started connecting wirelessly to my router so there's no physical connection between the tel line and my pc.

Lightning seem to like the hill where I stay..
 
evilstebunny said:
The D-Link DSL-2500U goes between your expensive wireless router & the telephone line, in bridge mode you can still dial from the router. At R200 a pop it's way less expensive than having to replace than your mega all-in-one router.

I started doing this dual setup when lightning ruined my old router & fried my NIC in my PC & probably have ~10 fried 2500U's in a drawer somewhere. Lately (summer storm time) I've started connecting wirelessly to my router so there's no physical connection between the tel line and my pc.

Lightning seem to like the hill where I stay..
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Wouldnt it just travel over Ethernet and blow the other one?
 
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Rickster said:
Wouldnt it just travel over Ethernet ant blow the other one?
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Yes, it would. If you add lightning protection on both, there is a chance that it will stop on the first protection. If doesn't, secondary protection will be exposed to a smaller hit... All depends on earth system (green wire). :)

If you still worry about phone line stike, use WiFi from ADSL router.
 
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sajunky said:
Yes, it would. If you add lightning protection on both, there ia a chance that it will stop on the first protection. If doesn't, secondary protection will be exposed to a smaller hit... All depends on earth system (green wire). :)

If you still worry about phone line stike, use WiFi from ADSL router.
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Ill just buy the D Link 2750U for R680 and just unplug the damn thing when it starts to rain.


Quick thought, If lightning hit a Fibre Optic cable, would the strand melt?
 
FO be very expensive yo like R2k a month for 2MB.
 
Rickster said:
No I was just asking in general.
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Actually an interesting thought.

IIRC some of the fibre cables have a metalic sheath. I assume something similar to regular shielded cable. But your question sparked enough interest for me to Google a bit...

From the last paragraph in section 7.3:

Any conductive cables can carry power surges or ground loops. Fiber optic cables can be made non-conductive by avoiding metal in their design. These kinds of cables are economical and standard for many indoor applications. Outdoor versions are more expensive since they require special strength members, but they can still be valuable in eliminating ground loops and protecting electronic equipment from surge damage.
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http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~nd/surprise_97/journal/vol4/sm27/adv.html#non
 
Perhaps it is time to consult an exorcist from the local church?

Rickster said:
If some of you are familiar with my posts you may think that im very well cursed and it looks like bad luck or whatever has struck again (no pun intended).

This year:

-My PSU blew and took my mobo with it. - Insurance replaced it
-My phone line had a fault , it took 2 months to fix, it was fixed 2 weeks ago.
-Last night we had quite a big thunder storm, router popped right in front of me and now my phone is very noisy, FML

Is there any way they will replace my router due to "acts of god"
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Rickster said:
If some of you are familiar with my posts you may think that im very well cursed and it looks like bad luck or whatever has struck again (no pun intended).

This year:

-My PSU blew and took my mobo with it. - Insurance replaced it
-My phone line had a fault , it took 2 months to fix, it was fixed 2 weeks ago.
-Last night we had quite a big thunder storm, router popped right in front of me and now my phone is very noisy, FML

Is there any way they will replace my router due to "acts of god"
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No, you're just really good at having bad luck.

The "green wire" is the one you connect to earth. It short circuits the power surge to keep your stuff safe.
 
froot said:
No, you're just really good at having bad luck.

The "green wire" is the one you connect to earth. It short circuits the power surge to keep your stuff safe.
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But router power supplies only have Live and Neutral.
 
Rickster said:
Ill just buy the D Link 2750U for R680 and just unplug the damn thing when it starts to rain.


Quick thought, If lightning hit a Fibre Optic cable, would the strand melt?
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My highschool actually replaced all cables with Fibre when they were hit with a lightning strike that fried all 1600pc's! So no, they are not conductive.
 
My new Belkin also popped yesterday. Got it last year March, due to a strike (ligtning...that is). It was connected to my PS3 via LAN. Also, a few other connections:
PS3 > Sony amp via digital audio.
PS3 > TV via HDMI.
TV and Amp > DStv via various cables.
Needless to say, I lost everything, just because of the ADSL.

So I decided to get one of those small D-Link DAP-1155 access points for my PS3 and (new...muhahahaha) Yamaha amp, to be completely removed from my LAN in case of another strike.

Yesterday's strike did not touch any of my expensive and loved equipment, just the router.

My backup ADSL modem is a 2500U like the one mentioned above, and it was lying in a box somewhere. Tiny little thing. I hooked that up, took the DAP-1155 and set it up as an access point (as opposed to a bridge like I was using it), and now I have wifi again, until I get a new wifi router...

Problem is, now I can't stream anything from my server to my PS3, until I get the new router with proper lightning protection. I might just leave it as is and just get another DAP-1155 for my PS3.
 
I highly doubt they will replace routers when it was hit my lightening,
Beside's you were crazy enough to sit in front of the router in a thunder storm :D
I always go and unplug my router during a storm, even tho it has a surge protector, the router gets blown from the telkom line.
 
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