[c-nsp] Galvanic isolation for Ethernet?

[Victor Sudakov]

Roland Dobbins wrote:
> On Aug 18, 2014, at 8:07 PM, Victor Sudakov <vas at mpeks.tomsk.su> wrote:
> 
> > Some devices cannot be grounded.
> 
> I know you don't want to hear this, but if that's the case, they
> should be immediately decommissioned as a safety hazard.

You must be kidding. Whoever grounds a web camera? There are many
devices that offically don't require grounding.


> 
> This business of 'Ethernet surge protectors' isn't viable - if
> equipment on one end of a data connection is shorting out equipment
> on the other end of a data connection, the underlying electrical
> problems *must* be solved.

Tell this to numerous vendors of Ethernet protection devices ;-)

-- 
Victor Sudakov,  VAS4-RIPE, VAS47-RIPN
sip:sudakov at sibptus.tomsk.ru