r/cableporn Dec 04 '18

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u/Dhk3rd Dec 04 '18

Was this brand new or a refresh? We're using 1 ft patch cables alternating patch panels and switches every U. No more cable management, no more tracing cables, no more spaghetti. I can't recommend this strategy enough.

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u/rootbear75 Dec 04 '18

Brand new. Unfortunately I'm only a t2 helpdesk so I have no choice in how the patch pavement are laid out.

Our switches are in Cisco chassis with line cards. So unfortunately that strategy isn't possible. However just by providing our dept with your ip or Mac, we don't need to trace cables. The switch tells us