Really, it depends on how paranoid (er, read that as "careful") you want to be. The "very near by" power strike will get through surge supressors no matter how good they are. Why? Say that the surge protector is turned on. It can only protect up to a certain amount of electricity. Then it fails. What about if you turn it off? Then you have to also worry about the distance between the contacts on the on/off switch? If the supressor is turned off, the lightning only has to jump across the small distance between the contacts in the switch to get to the protection circuit. In the case of a "very near by" strike, it may have enough juice left to get through your supressor. The farther away a strike is, the less damage it can do. All of the above may or may not apply, depending on lots of factors. Pulling the plug on the cable modem is the safest......****BUT*** a cable modem costs about $100. How much will a new computer or new monitor cost? Are you pulliing the plug on them also? (There is no need to answer this question...its just to get you thinking...) Mark On Sat, 31 Jul 2004, Jason Staudenmayer wrote: > If your that worried about it I believe there are power strips and backups > that have type-f connectors on them as well as Ethernet and phone. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Stephen W [mailto:winstephen@xxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 12:32 PM > > To: RH discussion; linux users > > Subject: cable modem safety? > > > > > > I have just switched to a Comcast cable modem. > > > > I live in a lightning rich area (Sarasota, FL USA). > > In the "old days" of dial-up I was careful to always > > unplug my modem when I was not using it - especially > > in the summer months. > > > > What about cable modems? Should such precautions be > > taken? > > > > Thanks > > StephenW > > > > > > > > _______________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Express yourself with Y! Messenger! Free. Download now. > > http://messenger.yahoo.com > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > -- All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
