[159131] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: why haven't ethernet connectors changed?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Wayne E Bouchard)
Sat Dec 22 20:07:37 2012
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2012 18:07:16 -0700
From: Wayne E Bouchard <web@typo.org>
To: Jimmy Hess <mysidia@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAAAwwbU5StiwtF56b=Qb0c2NirMKfgmdCqMY3Ctg4+abvCGpEw@mail.gmail.com>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 12:50:52AM -0600, Jimmy Hess wrote:
> 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.
Usually car keys are what are most readily at hand for me. :)
They serve quite well until I get to a switch that some douchebag
mounted rear facing on the front posts of the rack with servers above
and below and I just stand there cursing for a while as I scratch my
head trying to figure out how the hell to even get to the tab in the
first place...
-Wayne
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Wayne Bouchard
web@typo.org
Network Dude
http://www.typo.org/~web/
