Lightning? That's the least of their problems

	In Napa quake, power surges led to PC damage |
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	Lightning? That's the least of their problems This consultant pilot fish is called in by a new client -- a banquet hall -- to troubleshoot the wireless network after a lighting storm. "They had several wireless access points and two of them had stopped working," says fish. "The company computer admin -- his real job is a bean-counter -- said to use an AP from one part of the business to get another part of the business back up and running. Done. "They also had a Pogoplug network-attached storage device that was connected to the network, and the power was turned off to it in the storm. I got it back up and running, and all was good in their world." The admin also tells fish that guest users have access to the company's wireless network. There's no special guest network set up, so everyone is on the same network.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: Apperian Choose an Enterprise App Store Strategy In this research report Gartner outlines how organizations can optimally secure, distribute, and manage mobile applications for employees and contracted workers. Learn More In Napa quake, power surges led to PC damage Sunday's 6.0 earthquake in Napa County, Calif. caused power surges that may have led to much of the damage to computers in homes and small businesses, according to computer technicians in Napa.The quake was violent enough to cause partial building collapses, move furniture and toss PCs from desks, cracking screens and damaging hard drives. It also disrupted power, and may have sent large electric loads to homes and business, overwhelming surge protectors.The quake may have exposed the limitations of surge protectors that are designed to handle the transient power spikes of lightning strikes or from a home coffee maker shorting out, not the kind of power grid disruptions delivered by an earthquake.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
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