On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 09:07:28 +1200 Carl Cerecke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Jason Greenwood wrote: > > Bloody hell, I should run a length of Cat5 to my neighbours and charge > > them! Make my Internet access free... =) > > Just in case anybody thinks of actually doing this, I've heard that it > is a bad idea (read: fried components) because of the different > electrical ground potential (or something like that) in each house. > > Somebody with some electrical engineering knowledge (that's you Volker!) > could put us right. > there has been a long thread on this on nzlug. i didn't follow it to its bitter end, but Vik Olliver 9who seems to have read the ethernet specs and designed ethernet equipment) says the prescribed isolation in ethernet should prevent problems. but don't rely on me, check with vik or the nzlug archives. > BTW, I'm impressed you spelt neighbours the NZ way not the American way! > > Cheers, > Carl. > -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
