[ALUG] Connection loss in Storms

[Wayne Stallwood]

On Thu, 2007-06-14 at 19:14 +0100, Nick Daniels wrote:
> Hi
> 	I keep loosing my broadband connection during
> thunderstorms, I am sure this never happened in the 
> previous years. I usually loose it about an hour before
> the storm appears here, and then for the duration of the
> storm.

I think a lot of it is dependant on what portion of your lines are on
overhead cables, as naturally these are more susceptible to induced
voltage spikes from nearby strikes and/or seem to be more prone to
connection problems at the termination points.

It could also be Exchange based though, I have heard rumours before that
some smaller exchanges don't have "all" the equipment on redundant
supplies..perhaps in your case this includes the DSLAM :-)