Genius tier: 1.) Buy CAT6 patch cables 2.) All desktops connect through 100mbit phones with ethernet hubs
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What's more important than CAT5e vs CAT6 is making sure you make patch cables disposable. Stop reusing them. They degrade. We've seen this on the floor in our call center. Moved buildings and we threw out every network cable. So many issues just went away.
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A lot of senior IT people grew up when hand-making patch cables and re-using interconnects made financial sense. And a lot of providers absolutely overcharge for them unless you press them on it. It never makes sense to re-use cables when moving locations.
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I’m totally serious. You’re going to enter IT thinking that network cables are too simple to fail. And when they fail, that they fail hard. It’s not like that. They will drive you insane if you discount the possibility. Don’t skimp. There’s no such thing as a trusty patch cable.
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This is a lesson I have learned working in the cable services industry. I have pulled drops and replaced them because the customer was having problems that nothing else we did fixed it and the cable "looked" good. Now it's one of the first things I do if nothing is obvious.
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Replying to @Paradox0049 @SwiftOnSecurity
I hate it when you've got a new 50m cable and the little clip breaks off. But, fuckit, it goes in the bin.
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Eh? Takes about 1 min to cut & crimp a new one on.
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Nope. It don't. And even if it did, an hour later, you'll find you've got some of your wires crossed, and connected to wrong pins.
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