[159130] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: why haven't ethernet connectors changed?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jay Ashworth)
Sat Dec 22 11:07:36 2012
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2012 11:07:18 -0500 (EST)
From: Jay Ashworth <jra@baylink.com>
To: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>
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----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jimmy Hess" <mysidia@gmail.com>
> On 12/21/12, 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
>
> Likely any connector with a latching retention mechanism requiring a
> manual release will have this kind of problem in space-constrained
> situations. A small flat edge screwdriver, spudger, or similar
> instrument can work wonders, since they are much longer than
> fingers.
I, too, have had to peel patch cables with boots off the front of a 4506;
it is indeed no fun.
That's not really where they belong, though; they belong on 6-12'+ *drop*
cables, not on patch cables. There, they're useful in saving you having
to reconnectorize a cable when you pull the clip off, while back-fishing
it. You can -- and should -- order frame patch cables without the boots.
Cheers,
-- jra
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