Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2001 08:51:19 -0500 From: "Doug Reynolds" <mav@wastegate.net> To: "Bill Moran" <wmoran@potentialtech.com>, "SNF" <lists@stevenfettig.com> Cc: "questions@freebsd.org" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Welders causing dial-out to fail Message-ID: <20011107135202.3BFCA37B405@hub.freebsd.org>
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On Tue, 06 Nov 2001 14:20:44 -0500, Bill Moran wrote: >In response to a few other similar responses, I thought I'd throw in some >more details: >The proxy server is physically located in the wiring closet where the phone >lines are. There is only about 5' of phone line from the proxy to the main >telco jack. The welders are on the other side of the building: >I don't know whether this may mean different things to different people, >but it doesn't (from my viewpoint) seem to support the "shield the wire >from proxy to telco will solve the problem" angle. >The ceiling of this place is metal girders, and some of the electrical >runs through the ceiling, so I'm wondering if the ceiling is getting >charged or something and acting like a huge antenna that just transfers >the interference throughout the rest of the building. >This may be an interesting problem to solve ... I've got a lot of ideas >to try, so thanks to everyone for the suggestions. have you tried hooking the PC and the modem bank, along with the incoming phone lines through a good surge protector / noise filter like a tripplite isotel? --- doug reynolds | the maverick | mav@wastegate.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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