WiFi has its problems but they don’t include a tiny plastic tab costing $0.002 that inevitably breaks off, making the physical connection susceptible to fail at the tiniest touch of a butterfly’s wing
I remember trying to terminate some Cat5e in uni. I don’t think a single one of the cables I made up were able to do gigabit… actually I don’t think a single one was able to do 100 megabit. I’m colourblind so ordering the wires correctly was essentially impossible, but all of us involved were fucking up in various ways…
The Verizon guy liked coming to my place, asked me if I wanted modem upstairs or downstairs, told him it didn’t matter, left side right side either way. 5ms ping maybe $100 in crimpers and cat7 from Lowe’s.
I actively despise those things. When they’re the full boot they tend to be too tough. When they’re the tiny little things they do almost nothing. Plus the tabs will still break anyways eventually.
I have destroyed my fingertips a few times having to unplug lots of cables with a boot, from unifi stuff that had the ports slightly recessed. I hate both of those designs so much.
Easy my ass, somehow managed to make everything like I should at uni when we were taught these and still connection didn’t happen on tester. Even our prof was baffled after we redid the process with her watching and it still failed. xD
Some of those old testers were bullshit IMO. The one we had for our CCNA class, half the time it said the cable was bad, it would work just fine, full speed, no drama.
I currently have one that doesn’t click, and during gaming sessions it will get hot and pop out just enough to disconnect me. I have no idea why I haven’t replaced it yet.
It’s actually yellow for some reason. I am in bed now but I am absolutely not clicking on 3 of the replies so they don’t clear from my notifications until I replace it.
If you own a 3D printer, there are even quite OK model files available. Just print them in the right orientation (so they don’t break along the layer lines).
WiFi has its problems but they don’t include a tiny plastic tab costing $0.002 that inevitably breaks off, making the physical connection susceptible to fail at the tiniest touch of a butterfly’s wing
Even worse when it hits the power button
Gotta get cables with a tab protector! They’re lifesavers.
the boot is certainly a nice thing to have!
but we all keep our rj45s and crimpers handy right? we all live this low voltage life? Right?
RIGHT??
edit typo
Orange-white orange green-white blue blue-white green brown-white brown
With the successful recitation of the secret chant, your acceptance to fraternal order of crimping is now complete.
for B!
I remember trying to terminate some Cat5e in uni. I don’t think a single one of the cables I made up were able to do gigabit… actually I don’t think a single one was able to do 100 megabit. I’m colourblind so ordering the wires correctly was essentially impossible, but all of us involved were fucking up in various ways…
WG-G-WO-Bl-WBl-O-WBr-Br gang rise up.
Auto-MDIX is a pathway to color patterns some consider to be unnatural.
Can I learn this power?
I certainly do. I store mine along with my cable tester in a Beretta pistol case because it confuses people.
The Verizon guy liked coming to my place, asked me if I wanted modem upstairs or downstairs, told him it didn’t matter, left side right side either way. 5ms ping maybe $100 in crimpers and cat7 from Lowe’s.
Personally, I prefer the ones that don’t kill my fingers, or none at all
How do they review switches?
Ask and you shall receive
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/field-notices/636/fn63697.html
They merely prolong the inevitable
I just redo the connector if the ends break. Those cable clamp pliers were worth it, now I just need more opportunities to clamp some cable
I always install the boot when I make my cables.
I actively despise those things. When they’re the full boot they tend to be too tough. When they’re the tiny little things they do almost nothing. Plus the tabs will still break anyways eventually.
I have destroyed my fingertips a few times having to unplug lots of cables with a boot, from unifi stuff that had the ports slightly recessed. I hate both of those designs so much.
I like the flex tab that doesn’t have a hooked end.
Usually the tabs break from getting stressed the other direction while being “tugged gracefully and never with undue force”
Stop messing with them. You don’t need to keep putting them in and out. Also, it’s easy to replace them with a $30 kit.
“easy”
Easy my ass, somehow managed to make everything like I should at uni when we were taught these and still connection didn’t happen on tester. Even our prof was baffled after we redid the process with her watching and it still failed. xD
Some of those old testers were bullshit IMO. The one we had for our CCNA class, half the time it said the cable was bad, it would work just fine, full speed, no drama.
Yeah, I test them in use or with a voltimeter. If the voltimeter works (and the tester doesn’t) the tester is bullshit.
“”“easy”“”
I currently have one that doesn’t click, and during gaming sessions it will get hot and pop out just enough to disconnect me. I have no idea why I haven’t replaced it yet.
Greetings traveler from 1999 LAN party were you using IPX or TCP?
Have you replaced it yet?
Reminder to replace this
Don’t forget to replace it.
Second reminder to replace the blue miscreant.
It’s actually yellow for some reason. I am in bed now but I am absolutely not clicking on 3 of the replies so they don’t clear from my notifications until I replace it.
This is a final reminder to remind you about the replacement reminders.
Hey sounds like you need to replace that cable. Just a reminder.
Just get repair clips, no need to cut the cable and re-crimp.
Also get snagless cables, they tend to use a much higher quality plastic for the tabs.
If you own a 3D printer, there are even quite OK model files available. Just print them in the right orientation (so they don’t break along the layer lines).