From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mon Aug 10 03:38:24 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE24E9980AB for ; Mon, 10 Aug 2015 03:38:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com) Received: from alogt.com (alogt.com [69.36.191.58]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CC55FBA7 for ; Mon, 10 Aug 2015 03:38:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=alogt.com; s=default; h=Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type:MIME-Version:References:In-Reply-To:Message-ID:Subject:Cc:To:From:Date; bh=TVQA6nNLJWs46uo69HkvYxWw1ODNPMi4H0B3oRDYfkU=; b=iYWlBMAefNZgmAB6aqibJAcE9iuhaZp2/e7foM5XQ7k4zJd5auIZ3uUk3AB2wtuQAbhbk1pwoR+0IQaPxXZNs9klQZewHPWoGYMdBu2pw0KgCaSB/l/3+w/n2OgnDvjc71sqWIvO16E6QcZ0UA/bxfp4CqwOot8QM0QsGlq0bB8=; Received: from [114.121.128.63] (port=12176 helo=X220.alogt.com) by sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1.2:AES128-GCM-SHA256:128) (Exim 4.85) (envelope-from ) id 1ZOduj-0014dV-1O; Sun, 09 Aug 2015 21:38:17 -0600 Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:38:11 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky To: kpneal@pobox.com Cc: Polytropon , FreeBSD questions Subject: Re: 64bit P4 vs mfsBSD Message-ID: <20150810113811.7b0b64cc@X220.alogt.com> In-Reply-To: <20150809175301.GA37331@neutralgood.org> References: <55C3D434.6030005@sneakertech.com> <20150807133752.6dfdc4e7.freebsd@edvax.de> <20150808110607.3f290eaa@X220.alogt.com> <20150808132554.634b8177.freebsd@edvax.de> <20150809094707.69b46be1@X220.alogt.com> <20150809175301.GA37331@neutralgood.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - alogt.com X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net: authenticated_id: erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2015 03:38:25 -0000 Hi, On Sun, 9 Aug 2015 13:53:01 -0400 kpneal@pobox.com wrote: > On Sun, Aug 09, 2015 at 09:47:07AM +0800, Erich Dollansky wrote: > > On Sat, 8 Aug 2015 13:25:54 +0200 > > Polytropon wrote: > > > > > On Sat, 8 Aug 2015 11:06:07 +0800, Erich Dollansky wrote: > > > > My machine was a Pentium class machine, I think not even > > > > Pentium II or III. > > > > > > I still have a fully functional Pentium II with 300 MHz here > > > > lightnings are here very often the end of hardware. An UPS only > > helps if the over-voltage comes via the power line. Network cables > > are here typically not even available in the shielded version. > > You could buy some of those converters that go from copper to fiber > ethernet with a matching converter on the other end. If a power surge > manages to make it through the fiber optic cable then you have bigger > problems. > > Just make sure you don't plug the two converters into the same surge > protector. I live some times in an area with one of the highest lightning activities world-wide. The external lines are well protected but i.e. a lightning hits nearby burned both the devices on one cable. The cable was inside the house. The lightning hit the neighbour's house. The only thing which would help here are shielded network cables. This why wireless is a success also for static connections here. Erich