Reminds me of a support call I had when I worked support for Intel SatisFAXion modems. After troubleshooting with the ID10T for over an hour, I finally asked if he had a phone connected to the other jack - Yes, was the answer. I asked if he could make a call out, and his reply was, No. So I asked why, and he said because the phone had melted.
Doh! Should have been my 1st question...and it became my 1st one thereafter... Sean Rector, MCSE From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 8:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Guilty, will change after reading this. I had a lightning strike *near* my home that took out an internal modem, and a sound card -- my beloved Gravis UltraSound. I thought the whole PC was dead because the computer would not even turn on with the sound card in the machine. I took everything out to reseat them, and that's how I was able to determine that the sound card was toast (although it didn't smell like toast). Any machine I put it in would just fail to power up at all. The modem didn't cause that problem, but wouldn't dial out anymore. All in all, it was a relatively minor loss that seemed like a whole lot more in the beginning. Oh, and the PC was off at that time, although I hadn't disconnected the modem. My phone, which was connected through the other side of the modem, was spared. -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 6:07 PM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 5:53 PM, Raper, Jonathan - Eagle <[email protected]> wrote: > 3. During an ACTUAL strike on the structure, the ambient step potential is > several gazillion volts per foot for dozens of yards. Grounding does not > mitigate this fact. Unplugging does not mitigate this fact. This. We had lightning hit our building once. It fried NICs and hubs all over the place, including in stuff that was switched off. It fried one serial port in one PC (but not the other serial port in the same PC). It causes an electrical outlet with nothing plugged into it to explode out of the wall into little bitty pieces. It fried one phase in a transformer, leaving the other two phases working. It killed AC compressors in the basement. I've also been told by our ISP about an incident where lightning apparently found a fiber cable was the best path to ground, and fried the equipment at one end. "But it's not a conductor." Lighting jumps open air. We're talking millions of volts. At that kind of potential, *everything* is a conductor. Lightning can do whatever the hell it wants to. All bets are off. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ 2010-2011 subscriptions are on sale now! Featuring: Rigoletto | Cos? Fan Tutte | The Valkyrie | Madama Butterfly Visit us online at www.VaOpera.org or call 1-866-OPERA-VA The vision of Virginia Opera is to enrich lives through the powerful integration of music, voice and human drama. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). Unless otherwise specified, persons unnamed as recipients may not read, distribute, copy or alter this e-mail. Any views or opinions expressed in this e-mail belong to the author and may not necessarily represent those of Virginia Opera. Although precautions have been taken to ensure no viruses are present, Virginia Opera cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that may arise from the use of this e-mail or attachments. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
