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Grounding Ethernet Cable on a Ship?

Posted by Cliff on from the dealing-with-a-literal-floating-ground dept.

wrschaeffer asks: "On a ship (a vessel at sea) where a floating ground exists, we are running shielded Ethernet cable to connect between 5 and 10 PC in our LAN. We are unsure on the grounding requirement. ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) has no requirements concerning grounding of Ethernet cable (just smoke and waterproof standards). We have many possibilities: ground one end; ground every end; ground every end and install a isolation transformer at the punch-down block; or don't ground any end. What should we do?"

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  1. hmmm by the_other_one · · Score: 3, Funny

    I thought the general idea was to not run aground on a ship.

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  2. Floating Ground by Zapper · · Score: 0, Funny
    On a ship (a vessel at sea) where a floating ground exists...

    I should certainly hope so...

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