Yes Mark, I've heard of it ;) I guess my point was - why is (is it?) FTTC somehow apparently more susceptible to discharge issues than POTS was/is. Perhaps I am getting the wrong impression from the article.
Regards, Troy Brevity is the elixir of life. Father Hector McGrath, Pixie 2020 ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Wednesday, 20 January 2021 10:15 PM, Mark Smith <markzzzsm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Heard of ADSL? POTS? > > If the Internet was only meant to run over fibre, there wouldn't have been > any ARPANET or Internet before the late 1980s or early 1990s. > > Fun fact, RFC1 was written on a typewriter in a bathroom in 1969, because > Steve didn't want to disturb his flatmates. > > https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1 > > BCP89. > > On Wed, 20 Jan 2021, 21:54 Michael Junek, <mich...@juneks.com.au> wrote: > > > Hi Troy, > > > > Lightning has always been an issue for the copper network – the old adage > > “don’t use the phone in a storm” comes to mind. > > > > Certainly where my mum is, in Springwood, the copper is above-ground-- you > > often see a 100-pair floating off the power poles, with the house pair > > coming from a jumper box mounted up high. This would contribute towards the > > issues seen. > > > > So it definitely has some merit – my mum has already had to have the FTTC > > NCD replaced once in the (less than) 12 months she’s had an NBN connection. > > > > The article states “Our technical teams continuously look to investigate > > ways to reduce the impact of lightning on our electronic equipment with > > ongoing testing and trials as part of this process.” – this I can attest > > to, as I have two properties which will be participating in these trials. > > > > Cheers > > > > M. > > > > From: AusNOG <ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net> On Behalf Of Troy Kelly > > > > Sent: Wednesday, 20 January 2021 20:54 > > > > To: 'aus...@ausnog.net' <ausnog@lists.ausnog.net> > > > > Subject: [AusNOG] Lightning and FTTC - is it really this bad? > > > > > > > > I'm confused as to how FTTC would suffer more from lightning strike related > > issues than other ground conducting technologies? > > > > Is it something about the Blue Mountains in particular, or is this article > > rubbish? > > > > (Paywall, open in incognito if so inclined) > > https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/blue-mountains-residents-turn-off-nbn-in-storms-or-risk-no-connection-for-days-20210120-p56vjb.html > > > > Cheers, > > Troy > > > > _______________________________________________ > > AusNOG mailing list > > AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net > > http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog
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