#patch-panel

Fixed: What is the proper way to manage cabling behind patch panels? #fix #computers #solution

What is the proper way to manage cabling behind patch panels?

I have a 4-post 19″ rack with a 72-port 2U quickport patch panel where horizontal structured cabling terminates. The cables are bundled and enter the rack at the rear. From the back of the rack, they need to

get near the front of the rack directly behind the patch panel,

fan out to the whole width of the patch panel, and

somehow have…

Solution: Server room wiring questions #computers #programming #answer

Server room wiring questions

I’m looking at rewiring our server room to be more presentable, organized, and easier to troubleshooting.

Right now we currently have 4 HP racks (don’t know the model right now). We do not have a building UPS so we are placing UPS’s in each rack (10K, 5K). This is causing a lot of mess but I unfortunately do not have another way to do it. We also do not have raised…

Fixed: A "splitter" is plugged into a patch panel… how does this still work? #fix #programming #it

A "splitter" is plugged into a patch panel… how does this still work?

I found a patch panel that splits off ethernet into multiple hosts as shown below.

Can anyone explain how this might work?

Answer [by Tim Brigham]: A "splitter" is plugged into a patch panel… how does this still work?

Wow.. Been a while since I’ve seen one of those.

Only half of the pairs in a standard CAT 5 / 6 cable are…

How to: What's a reliable way to test patch panel connections? #answer #programming #computers

What’s a reliable way to test patch panel connections?

I just had to run a total of 12 cat5 cables into a patch panel. This was the first time I’d actually done that. I’m reasonably confident that I got all the wires in the right order after some initial A/B confusion, but I’m not entirely confident that all the physical connections are fine. I don’t have a reason to suspect that since all the…

Fixed: What is a patch panel? #it #computers #development

What is a patch panel?

What is a patch panel? How it is different from (layer 2) switch?

EDIT: I think my primary question (and confusion) is this:

Why don’t network connections go straight to the switch? Don’t we still require 1-to-1 connections from switch to patch panel?

Answer [by splattne]: What is a patch panel?

This is a patch panel:

From Wikipedia:

A patch panel or patch bay is a…

Solution: What is a patch panel? #it #solution #fix

What is a patch panel?

What is a patch panel? How it is different from (layer 2) switch?

EDIT: I think my primary question (and confusion) is this:

Why don’t network connections go straight to the switch? Don’t we still require 1-to-1 connections from switch to patch panel?

Answer [by splattne]: What is a patch panel?

This is a patch panel:

From Wikipedia:

A patch panel or patch bay is a…