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Cutting plastic raceway

What does everyone use to cut the above? Hacksaw, jab saw, some kind of snips? Anyone have any tips for working with thi...
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posted by Tekkie
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by Tekkie

Best "butt" set?

I'm looking to buy a new (new to me, that is...) test set for POTS work. I like the TS44 Deluxe with its data protectio...
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posted by me
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by me

Network selector

Hi, Does it exist devices with several ethernet input LAN sockets and one output socket which enables me to select by s...
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posted by geir2
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by geir2

Speaking of Patch Panel Terminations..

Re: the thread with the patch panel woes. I was asked to fix an open at the patch panel jack. It shows open at the patc...
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posted by NOSPAM
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by NOSPAM

Fiber optic safety gloves

Hi, Can anyone tell me where I can find a supplier of fiber optic safety gloves? I have a bundle of single mode fiber t...
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posted by lauren
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by lauren

Cabling and Networking Websites?

Reading the signature lines in some of the recent postings, I found the following links from two of the contributors to...
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posted by johnr999
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by johnr999

Single Cat5e for Computer Network & Telephone?

Can a single Cat5e cable be used for both computer networking and for a telephone line? I ask because I read somewhere...
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posted by zoofence
41 comments posted 20yrs posted by zoofence

1 RJ45 to 4 BT converter?

Hiya, I am a technical manager at a company that offers serviced office space. We have our own PABX and network systems...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by sam_at_tolton_dot_co_dot_uk
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by sam_at_tolton_dot_co_dot_uk

Data Communications Cabling FAQ

Archive-name: LANs/cabling-faq Posting-Frequency: monthly Last-modified: 1995/03/05 C A B L I N G F A Q Version 950305...
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posted by pmac
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by pmac

Patch Panel Termination

Long story..short version. Just before I started with my current employer, they moved office locations. They hired a lo...
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posted by brad.hokanson
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by brad.hokanson

How to implement TDR in software?

Hi! I wonder if anyone can help me understand something. I've just read the whitepaper about the VCT Technology by Marv...
12 comments posted 20yrs
posted by genielicious_at_yahoo_dot_com
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by genielicious_at_yahoo_dot_com

ethernet polarity

Are the signals on the two pairs polarity sensitive ? I never thought much on this and I don't even know what the signa...
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posted by sterrys
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by sterrys

Modular Furniture Floor Mounted Boxes

I need to install 12 Cat5E into modular furniture. Would installating an additional patch cable cause significant probl...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by jnez367
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by jnez367

Siamese Compression Fittings

I've had difficulty with 3 piece crimps for siamese and found (finally) that one has to look for connectors for Plenum...
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posted by plevi
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by plevi