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From: bob@alsys1.aecom.yu.edu (Bob Lummis)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Lightning Protection
Message-ID: <403@alsys1.aecom.yu.edu>
Date: 1 Dec 90 03:08:56 GMT
Organization: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY
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In a previous posting I asked for information on how to protect direct-
buried copper cable from lightning and still be able to use it for 10base-T.

Judging from the many responses, I must not have made clear that I am
not *choosing* to use buried copper for 10base-T.  Virtually every
response explained to me that fiber will be much better.  I have no
choice in the matter.  I know the advantages of fiber and in fact am
using it between all other campus buildings.  However, for this
particular run, for political/money reasons, it is mandatory to use
pre-existing directly-buried copper telephone pairs for ethernet.  I
have no choice in the matter except not to network that building.
Hence the question:  how best to protect that type of link from
lightning?
-- 
Bob Lummis, Director, Research Information Technology  (bob@aecom.yu.edu)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY  212-430-4211  FAX:212-430-2488