Solar flare

Due to hit us very soon.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12485104

Could affect the net and particularly wireless router connections?

I believe Bruce Willis has it all under control...

I believe his speciality is Asteriods better ask Nicolas Cage instead, oh wait, we're gonna fry

Do you have any particularl reason for thinking it may affect WiFi connections? I'm rather puzzled by that statement; afaik, solar flares tend to affect the ionosphere (medium and short wave radio frequencies, as used by DSL rather than the GHz frequencies used by WiFi).

A similar event in 1989 shut down Canada's Quebec Hydro electricity supply (because of massive induced currents down at ground level?) but allegedly the networks have learned from that incident.

There now say the biggest flares can disrupt technology, including power grids, communications systems and satellites. Can't wait to see what happens tonight that when the worst of it is due.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12493980

Depends on the wavelength emmited from the solar flare I guess, Id imagine it would hit mhz harder than ghz frequencies

where's my tinfoil hat when I need it !

In reply to a post by yarwell:

where's my tinfoil hat when I need it !

Behind your router antenna?

In reply to a post by JohnG1988:

There now say the biggest flares can disrupt technology, including power grids, communications systems and satellites. Can't wait to see what happens tonight that when the worst of it is due.

I hope not - tonight's a busy night for TV. My Sky box is running both tuners flat out for five hours and even my FreeSat PVR is recording two or three things.

My Sky box is running both tuners flat out for five hours and even my FreeSat PVR is recording two or three things.

you need FTTH to download them from catchup services