On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 2:23 PM, Steven M. Caesare <[email protected]> wrote: >> Back in the days of =< 100 meg, you could buy CAT5 cables and patch >> panels with 50-pin "telco" connectors. > > We had switches with those instead of RJ-4s as well.. and had fan-out > cables. Without the intermediary patch panel, they are a pain.
Yah, it's definitely something you have to plan for. You can't just throw it together, or assume one-size-fits-all. For a big deployment, though, it really could make a big difference. I saw an installation with a couple dozen racks using them, and it made the cabling a *lot* neater. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
