does lightening affect LAN cards?

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does lightening affect LAN cards?

2007-06-22 03:57:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking

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get a surge protector that will stop pikes and spike in your current flow either that switch off you computer and unplug it during lightning storms

2007-06-22 04:04:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

It certainly can, we had a bad storm one night and lightning struck near where I worked and it took out several nic's. Luckily they were the only thing that went.

2007-06-22 11:08:03 · answer #2 · answered by sheepbalz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Yes, it can affect anything in a computer.

2007-06-22 11:02:44 · answer #3 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋