Re: CAT5 surge/lightning strike protection recommendations?

["Jerry Eyers" <jeyers () sloancc net>]

As everyone else has said, fiber is best, but if that is not an option...

We have had good luck using these:
http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/hgln_cat6.php

Trancievers will work as well, but that is a more expensive option.
Nothing is going to protect you from a direct strike.

Jerry