Surge Protector Question

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  1. N00B5235

    N00B5235 Member

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    Do they make a surge protector that has a spot that will protect my Ethernet cable (the cable that goes from my dsl modem to my computer)? If so can u plz provide some links...thanks

    I have googled this but havent found anything
     
    N00B5235, Apr 1, 2006
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    Even if they did, you wouldn't want one. Surge protectors can add serious lag between connections, they do for phone modems.
     
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    Yes. They do make them. Check your local Radio Shack/CompUSA/Best Buy.

    You would be protecting a 5 volt DC line. The likelyhood of a damaging spike would be minimual.
     
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    Belkin make them, they cause terrible lag thouhg in my experience
     
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    You're not likely to see a surge go through an ethernet line, the performance decrease just isn't worth it.
     
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    ok thx for the help
     
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    You're welcome. Sorry if that's a disappointment!
     
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    Got hit with power surges from The ground cale rotting off the meter and took out the ethernet card. bought a belkin with the ethernet and slowed down to a crawl. Then just started unpluggi from the computer till this weekend went wireless.Don't waste the extra time or money for the ethernet surge protection. My 2 Cents Chris
     
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    I have SBC Yahoo DSL internet, if i put a surge protector on the phoneline that goes into the DSL modem would it also create interfearence?

    Like if i had the phoneline going into a surge protector then the phoneline coming out of the surge protector and going to my DSL modem.
     
    N00B5235, Apr 3, 2006
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    Yeah that's what they were saying. Don't run any kind of internet line through a surge or UPS, it causes major lag.
     
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    Phone lines are OK for phones but when there's internet running down them as well, avoid it.
     
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