I've been investing in some new surge protectors lately – a fraught process at best given the difficulties of comparing model and brand quality. Things were even trickier when looking into ethernet (rj45/cat5e) surge protectors, so I fell back on Tripp Lite since they seem to be lots of folks' favorite brand. I just got off the phone with a Tripp Lite representative who told me all of their ethernet protection products cap out at 100Mbps, and they expressed skepticism that there was anything reliable and faster on the market.
Is there:
- An electrical reason surge protector speeds don't go higher?
- Not enough demand to justify faster protectors because people don't typically protect ethernet connections or protect them through other means?
- Something else I've not considered?