Subject: Re: OT: Zapping network switches
From: Scott Johnson (sjohnson@akghetto.com)
Date: Fri Dec 12 2003 - 09:14:16 AKST
Not sure if you've seen this before, but
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On 11 Dec 2003, at 19:32, Justin Dieters wrote:
>
> Not Linux related, but someone can hopefully give me some insight...
> Is
> it common for hubs/switches to get 'zapped' with static? What do you
> generally do to fix a problem like this?
>
> I have been providing some 'free tech-support' for a friend with a
> small home office (3 laptops and 1 desktop). Their network went down
> all the sudden last week, and after much troubleshooting, I decided the
> hub was probably fried - lights were on, but nobody could talk to
> anybody else.
>
> My best guess is that static zapped it, because when I was talking to
> them on the phone, the phone kept hanging up by itself every time they
> got zapped touching stuff (probably 3 times within 15 minutes). Also,
> the building they are in is not much more than a shed, so I'm not sure
> how good their electricity is - perhaps they aren't properly grounded?
> They haven't had any problems with any of their computers, other than a
> dead hard drive a few months back.
>
> They just bought a new switch last week, and today their network died
> again - same symptoms as before. I haven't been over there to verify,
> but I'm guessing it's the same deal as last time.
>
> Thanks,
> Justin
>
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