I'm calling Mythbusters on you!!! ;P
On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 12:37:48 -0700, Niels Voll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Nick W wrote: > > >On December 8, 2004 03:29 am, Neil Bower wrote: > > > > > >>On Wed December 8 2004 03:22, Niels Voll wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Neil Bower wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>On Tue December 7 2004 17:59, Jason Louie wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>To me, this sounds like the CAT5 wiring caused the fire, </snip> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>maybe it was 802.11g running over an 802.11b circuit > >>> > >>> > >>But that would be running over the airways and not the CAT5. :-) > >> > >> > >> > > > >Sarcasm is lost on some people :) > > > > > > > now I'm glad I didn't mention the arcing issue over 802.11 :) > > come to think of it, this could be made into one of the urban myths so > popular these days: > <joke (just to be sure)> > There was this guy, who had just bought one of those Linksys WRT54g > routers. One day he read in a Linux user group email list about being > able to load 3rd party firmware, which boosts the power output of those > wireless routers. Since he liked what a power boost did for his pick-up > truck, when he had installed that turbo charger kit, he promptly > proceeded to download the power boosting firmware from the Internet and > into his router. Then on his next trip to Best Buys, he noticed those > range extending antennae for Linksys wireless routers. "Even more > power", he thought, and promptly bought a set and installed them onto > his router, too. > > So he merrily made a wireless connection with his older Dell laptop > computer, which had an 802.11b card in it. As any electrical engineer > will tell you, the Linksys WRT54g wireless router is an 802.11g device, > which is rated at up to 5 times the throughput of an 802.11b card. > > This combination eventually caused "wireless arcing" (electricians are > very familiar with arcing as a potential hazard in traditional house > wiring) and a subsequent house fire causing extensive damage. This > wireless arcing is also known as a "marda loop". Dell in the meantime > has initiated a recall of all their "marda loop" susceptible laptops ... > </joke> _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
