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From: eggers@ndcheg.cheg.nd.edu (Mark Eggers)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Ethernet and lightning
Summary: Coax Ethernet between two buildings
Message-ID: <622@ndcheg.cheg.nd.edu>
Date: 18 Jan 89 03:19:07 GMT
References: <10315@well.UUCP> <27196@bu-cs.BU.EDU> <13433@bellcore.bellcore.com> <27294@bu-cs.BU.EDU>
Organization: Dep't of Chemical Eng., Univ. of Notre Dame
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Well folks,
     The College of Science put some coax between buildings here.
Ran the cable through steam tunnels (albeit with a lot of other
cable). At first they didn't even ground one end. Needless to
say, DEC got tired of replacing transceivers, Ethernet boards, etc.
every time we had a good thunderstorm. We get quite a few thunderstorms
since we are in the 'lake effect' weather area of northern Indiana.
Even after the coax was properly grounded, they got zapped a few
times. There is now a standing order (as much as it can be on a
university campus) - only fiber between buildings. It's nice to
be able to go to sleep on Spring and Fall nights, knowing that
the phone will probably not wake you up to report a network
down.

/mde/