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Thoran · 02-12-2005, 06:45 PM

Many UPS's and newer surge supressors have sockets for protecting your network, the 100baseT cable going from my cable modem to my router goes through the UPS. If you find yourself purchasing a new supressor I'd recommend considering one that has that capability.

In the instance you describe, it's more likely that a "brown out" caused the damage than a surge. Many electronic devices are susceptable to undervoltage damage... and surge supressors typically do nothing to prevent it (I have one that has a light that comes on... the rest don't do anything).

Perhaps you should splurge for a UPS, I just bought a nice Belkin unit for under 150 bucks... 900VA with a USB interface.

02-12-2005, 06:45 PM	#9
Thoran Galvatron Join Date: January 10, 2002 Location: Upstate NY Age: 57 Posts: 2,109	Many UPS's and newer surge supressors have sockets for protecting your network, the 100baseT cable going from my cable modem to my router goes through the UPS. If you find yourself purchasing a new supressor I'd recommend considering one that has that capability. In the instance you describe, it's more likely that a "brown out" caused the damage than a surge. Many electronic devices are susceptable to undervoltage damage... and surge supressors typically do nothing to prevent it (I have one that has a light that comes on... the rest don't do anything). Perhaps you should splurge for a UPS, I just bought a nice Belkin unit for under 150 bucks... 900VA with a USB interface.