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[-] vic_rattlehead@lemmy.world 55 points 2 days ago

Gotta get cables with a tab protector! They're lifesavers.

[-] fleem@piefed.zeromedia.vip 50 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

the boot is certainly a nice thing to have!

but we all keep our rj45s and crimpers handy right? we all live this low voltage life? Right?

RIGHT??

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[-] Delilah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 52 points 2 days ago

Orange-white orange green-white blue blue-white green brown-white brown

[-] walden@wetshav.ing 33 points 2 days ago

With the successful recitation of the secret chant, your acceptance to fraternal order of crimping is now complete.

[-] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

WG-G-WO-Bl-WBl-O-WBr-Br gang rise up.

[-] vic_rattlehead@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Auto-MDIX is a pathway to color patterns some consider to be unnatural.

[-] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

Can I learn this power?

[-] FishFace@piefed.social 3 points 2 days ago

I remember trying to terminate some Cat5e in uni. I don't think a single one of the cables I made up were able to do gigabit... actually I don't think a single one was able to do 100 megabit. I'm colourblind so ordering the wires correctly was essentially impossible, but all of us involved were fucking up in various ways...

[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

I certainly do. I store mine along with my cable tester in a Beretta pistol case because it confuses people.

[-] SpikedIguana@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

The Verizon guy liked coming to my place, asked me if I wanted modem upstairs or downstairs, told him it didn't matter, left side right side either way. 5ms ping maybe $100 in crimpers and cat7 from Lowe's.

[-] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

Personally, I prefer the ones that don’t kill my fingers, or none at all

[-] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

How do they ~~review~~ reboot switches?

[-] randombullet@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago
[-] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Thanks.

Also thanks on deciphering what I meant. Stupid swipe keyboard. Saves a lot of time, but also makes a lot of mistakes.

LOL, that's a really bad place to put a reset button.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I just redo the connector if the ends break. Those cable clamp pliers were worth it, now I just need more opportunities to clamp some cable

I actively despise those things. When they’re the full boot they tend to be too tough. When they’re the tiny little things they do almost nothing. Plus the tabs will still break anyways eventually.

[-] Ghoelian@piefed.social 3 points 2 days ago

I have destroyed my fingertips a few times having to unplug lots of cables with a boot, from unifi stuff that had the ports slightly recessed. I hate both of those designs so much.

[-] prettybunnys@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago

I like the flex tab that doesn’t have a hooked end.

Usually the tabs break from getting stressed the other direction while being “tugged gracefully and never with undue force”

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I always install the boot when I make my cables.

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