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From: phil@amdcad.AMD.COM (Phil Ngai)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Lightning storms zapping modems
Message-ID: <17992@amdcad.AMD.COM>
Date: Fri, 21-Aug-87 12:57:34 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 21 12:57:34 1987
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In article <8057@mimsy.UUCP> chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek) writes:
>the weak links.  We have one interbuilding cable; each summer we
>lose several transceivers in one or both buildings.

Which is why all the interbuilding links I put in were fiber.
Using coax between buildings is asking for trouble.
-- 
I speak for myself, not the company.

Phil Ngai, {ucbvax,decwrl,allegra}!amdcad!phil or amdcad!phil@decwrl.dec.com