AW: AW: [OT] Computer box as earth

2011-11-30 Thread Ralf Mardorf
-Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Ralf Mardorf Gesendet: Mi 11/30/2011 18:09 An: John Hasler; debian-user@lists.debian.org Betreff: AW: AW: [OT] Computer box as earth -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: John Hasler [mailto:jhas...@debian.org] Gesendet: Mi 11/30/2011 15:49 An: debian-user

AW: AW: [OT] Computer box as earth

2011-11-30 Thread Ralf Mardorf
-Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: John Hasler [mailto:jhas...@debian.org] Gesendet: Mi 11/30/2011 15:49 An: debian-user@lists.debian.org Betreff: Re: AW: [OT] Computer box as earth David Christensen writes: > You should terminate the surge protector ground lead under the > faceplate

Re: AW: [OT] Computer box as earth

2011-11-30 Thread John Hasler
David Christensen writes: > You should terminate the surge protector ground lead under the > faceplate screw of a grounded receptacle. You should do likewise with the ground leads of the computer and router. All three devices should supplied from the same grounded circuit (preferably from the sam

AW: [OT] Computer box as earth

2011-11-30 Thread Ralf Mardorf
-Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: David Christensen [mailto:dpchr...@holgerdanske.com] Gesendet: Mi 11/30/2011 02:59 An: debian-user@lists.debian.org Betreff: Re: [OT] Computer box as earth On 11/29/2011 03:57 PM, Mark Panen wrote: > On 30/11/2011 01:49, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > I

Re: [OT] Computer box as earth

2011-11-29 Thread David Christensen
On 11/29/2011 03:57 PM, Mark Panen wrote: On 30/11/2011 01:49, Arnt Karlsen wrote: I have a router right next to my machine and have connected a data surge arrestor, can i connect the earth of the surge arrestor to the machine? http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=pnet1

Re: [OT] Computer box as earth

2011-11-29 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 30/11/11 10:28, Mark Panen wrote: > Hi, > > I have a router right next to my machine and have connected a data > surge arrestor, can i connect the earth of the surge arrestor to the > machine? > A "data surge arrestor"!! Does it stop buffer overflows? ;-p I'm assuming you're referring to a "

Re: [OT] Computer box as earth

2011-11-29 Thread Shaun ONeil
On 29 Nov 2011, at 23:57, Mark Panen wrote: > >> On Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:28:48 +0200, Mark wrote in message >> <4ed56ab0.2090...@gmail.com>: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I have a router right next to my machine and have connected a data >>> surge arrestor, can i connect the earth of the surge arrestor to

Re: [OT] Computer box as earth

2011-11-29 Thread Mark Panen
On 30/11/2011 01:49, Arnt Karlsen wrote: On Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:28:48 +0200, Mark wrote in message <4ed56ab0.2090...@gmail.com>: Hi, I have a router right next to my machine and have connected a data surge arrestor, can i connect the earth of the surge arrestor to the machine? ..you have "a

Re: [OT] Computer box as earth

2011-11-29 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:28:48 +0200, Mark wrote in message <4ed56ab0.2090...@gmail.com>: > Hi, > > I have a router right next to my machine and have connected a data > surge arrestor, can i connect the earth of the surge arrestor to the > machine? > ..you have "a data surge arrestor" (not?)

Re: [OT] Computer box as earth

2011-11-29 Thread Richard
On Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:28:48 +0200 Mark Panen wrote: > Hi, > > I have a router right next to my machine and have connected a data > surge arrestor, can i connect the earth of the surge arrestor to the > machine? > NO Don't rely on the chassis of the computer to be connected to the main eart

[OT] Computer box as earth

2011-11-29 Thread Mark Panen
Hi, I have a router right next to my machine and have connected a data surge arrestor, can i connect the earth of the surge arrestor to the machine? -- Cheers Mark Debian Squeeze 6.0.3 amd64, KDE 4.4.5 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "uns