[159118] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: why haven't ethernet connectors changed?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jason Baugher)
Fri Dec 21 16:48:17 2012
In-Reply-To: <2A76E400AC84B845AAC35AA19F8E7A5D0DB3EA1E@MUNEXBE1.medline.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:48:04 -0600
From: Jason Baugher <jason@thebaughers.com>
To: "Naslund, Steve" <SNaslund@medline.com>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Naslund, Steve <SNaslund@medline.com>wrote:
> I have noticed that too. However it is not the RJ-45 connector's fault.
> It is the morons that insist on recessing connectors in places where you
> can't get your finger on the tab. I like the patch cords that have the
> kind of loop/spring thing for a tab that does not catch on everything
> and that way you don't need the boot over the tab. Another pet peeve of
> mine is connector boots that harden up over time so it is nearly
> impossible to flex the tab to remove the cable. Also, how about the 48
> port 6500 blades and trying to remove the cables near the blade
> extraction tabs. Grrrr.
>
>
> Yes, the tabs you refer to are the best. I have never done business with
this company, but that have a good picture for reference.
http://www.computercablestore.com/10_FT_Booted_Cat5e_Networ_PID49403.aspx
The full boots can be so thick that they won't fit into a high-density
switch. If you're in a cold environment they go from difficult to compress
to damn near impossible. More than once I've used a knife to cut a hardened
boot off a cable so it's usable again.
Jason
