Re: [WISPA] Ever see Ethernet cables fail so that ...

2009-09-06 Thread RickG
Both times they were dry. I have had water cause ends to go bad on other calls though. On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 7:37 PM, Mikem...@aweiowa.com wrote: Curious if you blew any water out of the low end of the cat5?  I had a similar thing happen one time.  It was atmospheric pumping caused by

[WISPA] Ever see Ethernet cables fail so that ...

2009-09-05 Thread rabbtux rabbtux
All, I have a sub that has had Several failures. The last one is understandable, in that there was a direct lightning strike in their yard winthin 75' of CPE (NS5). Its Ethernet port was bad, yet the radio was fine?? The one before that, the power company worked on the power and said their

Re: [WISPA] Ever see Ethernet cables fail so that ...

2009-09-05 Thread RickG
I have had the ethernet cable go bad just like that twice over the past year. Both times was after a nearby lightning strike. The strange things was that it passed with my tester. OK, my tester is only a $100, not one of the fancy expensive units. Still, after the cable was replaced, all was/is

Re: [WISPA] Ever see Ethernet cables fail so that ...

2009-09-05 Thread Scott Reed
Yes, that is possible. Could also be the connectors. IDC (Insulation Displacement Connects) can work loose and/or corrode, especially when subjected to unnatural stress such as lightning. rabbtux rabbtux wrote: All, I have a sub that has had Several failures. The last one is

Re: [WISPA] Ever see Ethernet cables fail so that ...

2009-09-05 Thread RickG
Believe me, I tried replacing the end connectors before rerunning the cables. On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 6:44 PM, Scott Reedscottr...@onlyinternet.net wrote: Yes, that is possible. Could also be the connectors.  IDC (Insulation Displacement Connects) can work loose and/or corrode, especially when

Re: [WISPA] Ever see Ethernet cables fail so that ...

2009-09-05 Thread Mike
Curious if you blew any water out of the low end of the cat5? I had a similar thing happen one time. It was atmospheric pumping caused by pressure changes; at least that was the theory. At 06:18 PM 9/5/2009, you wrote: Believe me, I tried replacing the end connectors before rerunning the

Re: [WISPA] Ever see Ethernet cables fail so that ...

2009-09-05 Thread Scott Carullo
the same thing here at a couple of sites. Scott Carullo Brevard Wireless 321-205-1100 x102 Original Message From: RickG rgunder...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 7:18 PM To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ever see Ethernet cables fail

Re: [WISPA] Ever see Ethernet cables fail so that ...

2009-09-05 Thread rabbtux rabbtux
This site has been good for last 4 years. After 3 destroyed radios, I will replace cable! On 9/5/09, RickG rgunder...@gmail.com wrote: Believe me, I tried replacing the end connectors before rerunning the cables. On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 6:44 PM, Scott Reedscottr...@onlyinternet.net wrote:

Re: [WISPA] Ever see Ethernet cables fail so that ...

2009-09-05 Thread rabbtux rabbtux
Original Message From: RickG rgunder...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 7:18 PM To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ever see Ethernet cables fail so that ... Believe me, I tried replacing the end connectors before rerunning