Re: Lightning protection for outdoor ethernet Grounding rod questions etc..

It's not just lightning that will be a problem with this arrangement.
You'll get all kinds of induced pulses and currents in the wire.
If you have to use copper, use opto isolators. Better yet, use
fiber between buildings with a media converter if needed. Using
copper between buildings like that is asking for trouble.


Michael Kennedy wrote:
I have a ethernet cable that runs from my house to an out building at my house. I live in Florida and we have a real problem with lightning around here. I plan on using a a TII telephone lightning arrestor on each end.. I'm talking about the kind that the telephone company puts on the side of your houese with the gas arrestors inside.
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