On 23/10/10 00:02, Tyler J. Wagner wrote: > On Fri, 2010-10-22 at 18:03 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: >> As far as I'm aware, it poses no more risk than, say, a satellite >> dish. > > I *am* a satellite engineer. I've installed and operated antennas from > 1.2m to 9.3m in diameter, from Baghdad to London. I've never seen > lighting strikes an antenna in person, and I've only ever seen a handful > of documented cases. I've seen more of them destroyed by bombs than by > lightning. > > We typically earth antennas, but only the most expensive installations > pay for full lighting protection (which is far more complicated than > mere earthing). > > Your external CAT-5 is fine. > > Tyler >
That's answered one of those things I've always wondered. Good to know too that it's reasonably safe. At the moment I have CAT5 running inside the house but it's messy (wires are literally hanging from the ceiling behind the curtains in our front room). I think maybe running the cables outside the house might be a plan. As far as UV protection goes, doing a Google search came up with this... http://www.sapphiremailorder.com/cube/networking/network-cables-outdoor-/cat_34.html I just wondered if it's going to be any better than getting standard cable (and maybe painting over it)? Rob -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
