colored dots or stickers like you'd get at an office supply store. Invent your
own scheme. e.g. black = broken, orange = only good for 100m, etc.
Of course, you should know if the switch port is bad (less likely) or the cable
is bad too. Switch ports you can mark bad in the description of the port in
software.
Sent from my android device.
-----Original Message-----
From: Florian Heigl <[email protected]>
To: "Patrick M. Landry" <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Sent: Mon, 24 Aug 2015 7:38
Subject: Re: [lopsa-discuss] How to mark broken LAN ports?
Hi,
> On 24.08.2015, at 13:33, Patrick M. Landry <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I cut the ends off of old patch cables before I throw them out. I leave 2-3
> inches of cable attached to the connector. I then use these to mark ports
> that I don't want anyone to use. I just attach a label to the cable stub
> indicating the reason (broken, disabled, reserved, etc.
>
>
is it OK even in the “boss” offices or do you run a different fashion there?
(including option of having cable replaced)
I’m not sure how they’ll think about cut off wires but other than that I like
the option.
On a switch port, I could put in an empty plug to avoid shorts, and probably
best to
description found broken 2015-08
shutdown
Sound good?
Florian
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