[105368] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Cable Colors - A Standard
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Nathan Ward)
Thu Jun 19 20:52:33 2008
From: Nathan Ward <nanog@daork.net>
To: nanog list <nanog@nanog.org>
In-Reply-To: <485A8715.9060004@gdt.id.au>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:50:41 +1200
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On 20/06/2008, at 4:19 AM, Glen Turner wrote:
> A useful tool is a audio cable tracer. When disconnecting
> a PC you attach the signal injector. You then use the other
> half of the tool to identify the cable (it buzzes when near).
> This allows the patch cables to be pulled with certainty
> rather than left in the rack just in case it attached to some
> other host and you fear causing an unplanned outage.
You whack on one of these things when there's still active gear on the
end?
--
Nathan Ward
