[159054] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: why haven't ethernet connectors changed?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (William Herrin)
Thu Dec 20 14:43:33 2012
In-Reply-To: <50D356DB.5090809@mtcc.com>
From: William Herrin <bill@herrin.us>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:43:04 -0500
To: Michael Thomas <mike@mtcc.com>
Cc: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 1:20 PM, Michael Thomas <mike@mtcc.com> wrote:
> So why, oh why, nanog the omniscient do we still use rj45's?
Because they *work*.
How much trouble do we have with USB or HDMI connectors coming loose?
Also, RJ45 is around the minimum size where you can hand-terminate a
cable. How would you go about quickly making a 36.5 foot 8 conductor
cable with, say, micro USB ends?
Regards,
Bill Herrin
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