[NTLUG:Discuss] APC UPS XS1500 question
fredjame
fredjame at concentric.net
Wed Jul 30 06:26:39 CDT 2003
> Dennis Daupert wrote:
>
>> I looked at the APC UPS XS1500 at Best Buy, the specs on box said
>> it protects phone/dial up/DSL, but no mention of cable modem, so I
>> assume that's not protected. I've not ever had DSL, but I also assume
>> that uses a phone connector, rather than the network connector that
>> cable modem uses. I just want to double check this, cuz if it does in
>> fact
>> protect cable modem, I'd like to get this device to protect some
>> home office equipment.
>
There used to be available, and perhaps still is, a small barrel shaped,
inline device for protecting coaxial cable from power surge (dimensions
about 1x3 inches, I think). It will reduce the length of cable allowed
(i.e., it cuts signal strength), and may change or introduce noice. I
used one for a while years ago, but as the length of the cable grew to
include another building I had to remove it (we were using coax to
connect a server to several terminal servers in a dumb terminal
environment).
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