switch burnt up today

hey i had a switch-- SMC 16 port-- burn up today.. it was flaming hot
when i found it; i couldn't figure out why it wasn't working

it was super-hot-- hot to the touch

do you guys think that it was:

a) a virus or something similiar?
b) the wrong power supply plugged into the switch

i've got a LOT of switches and hubs and all that; and i think that B is
more likely.. but back in the day; there were quite a bit of viruses
that could destory a switch.. like nimda and sasser or blaster or
something right?

are there new viruses coming out like that?

i think that i may have had a lapse on AV on a couple of machines-- i
can't find the installer or the CD-- im just nervous that it was some
sort of virus that blew up my switch

thanks

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

> hey i had a switch-- SMC 16 port-- burn up today.. it was flaming hot
> when i found it; i couldn't figure out why it wasn't working
>
> it was super-hot-- hot to the touch
>
> do you guys think that it was:
>
> a) a virus or something similiar?
> b) the wrong power supply plugged into the switch
>
> i've got a LOT of switches and hubs and all that; and i think that B is
> more likely.. but back in the day; there were quite a bit of viruses
> that could destory a switch.. like nimda and sasser or blaster or
> something right?
>
> are there new viruses coming out like that?
>
> i think that i may have had a lapse on AV on a couple of machines-- i
> can't find the installer or the CD-- im just nervous that it was some
> sort of virus that blew up my switch
>
> thanks
>
I've never heard of a virus burn up a SOHO switch. But plugging in
the wrong power supply isn't a good idea.

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