Re: Reliability of Networking Hardware?

w_tom wrote:
> Duane Arnold wrote:
>
>>My advise is just go get a UPS and be done with it.
>>
>>And if the power drops and transformers blew out where I use to live at
>>on a routine basis in the high price area, too much population in the
>>area, that UPS comes in handy in that area as well. I got a few minutes
>>to save my work. :)
>
>
> And so we agree on the primary function of a plug-in UPS. To protect
> data from blackouts and extreme brownouts. 'Cleaning' of power
> typically does not exist AND is made irrelevant by circuits already
> inside the computer. Electronics being so robust that a computer grade
> UPSes can output such 'dirty' power (ie 200 volt square waves and 270
> volt spikes) and not harm a computer.

I don't have a problem using one and it stopped the problems of the
lock-ups and reboots of the router I was having when I put the UPS in
place is the bottom line.
>
> The purpose of a plug-in UPS: "I got a few minutes to save my work.
> :)" The protection of data.
>

That and what the UPS did to prevent the problems I was having with the
router. You'll take note that I said nothing about a *computer* in the
problems I was having with the router.

The UPS is doing its job with providing the protection that I need and
if a benefits of using one is that it also gives me the time to save
data at a critical time of power loss, then that is good too.

Duane :)
Received on Mon May 1 00:53:25 2006