[lug] NIC fact/fiction

[Tory Patnoe]

What?! So this means that every time I go back to the switch/hub to connect a new line I have to
turn the switch/hub off. Or even switch my machine to a new hub. Don't be ridiculous.

John Dickerson wrote:
> 
> One should never, repeat never, plug in or unplug a cable with an electronic
> system turned on.  John
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brian Jarrett <BrianJ at storagesoft.com>
> To: <lug at lug.boulder.co.us>
> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 8:31 AM
> Subject: RE: [lug] NIC fact/fiction
> 
> > I've never heard of this phenomenon and I disconnect cables from NICs all
> > the time on our networks.  The machine itself won't harm the NIC if a
> cable
> > is not plugged in.
> >
> > My guess is that someone observed the effect of having a NIC burned out
> > without understanding the true cause of the problem.  They probably
> > disconnected the cable and then found that the NIC didn't work, but a
> power
> > surge or something else could've caused it.  The only other thing that
> > _might_ be a possibility is if, when disconnecting the cable, someone
> caused
> > ESD damage to the NIC by grounding out to it.
> >
> > Brian
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: matthew.w.mcillece at lmco.com [mailto:matthew.w.mcillece at lmco.com]
> > Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 9:00 AM
> > To: clue-tech at clue.denver.co.us; lug at lug.boulder.co.us
> > Subject: [lug] NIC fact/fiction
> >
> >
> > Has anyone ever heard of a network card "burning out" from being
> > disconnected from the ethernet for an extended period?  It seems silly to
> me
> > because I had my network card powered up in my box for months before I had
> > anything to connect it to and it still works fine.  But I heard second
> hand
> > that if you disconnect the ethernet cable while the machine is powered up
> > that it will burn out the network card.
> >
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Tory Patnoe
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