Thank you for the feedback. It is all Cat5e so I'll just add a patch panel there and re-wire them all.
On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 11:37 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Punchdowns are probably 50%-75% the cause of all troubles in these types > of installations. I very much dislike them. > Even for dial tone they are problematic. Wirewrap never seemed to fail. > > If they were brand new when installed , punched correctly and nobody ever > ever ever touched one single wire on the block ever again, they are fine. > > But that never happens, techs get the wrong wires when troubleshooting, > they tug and pull on stuff to figure out where they are and they re-punch > wires during troubles and installs. > > The piggy-back jacks are nice and quick but you still have a fricking > punchdown behind them. I have used them for dial tone on PBX s but not for > data. > > > *From:* Christopher Gray > *Sent:* Friday, April 28, 2017 7:58 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Clip On RJ45 Jacks for Punchdown Blocks? > > I've seen RJ45 jacks that plug right onto punchdown blocks. I'm about to > convert this wiring to Ethernet for VoIP. Can I take the easy way out, > remove the jumpers, and install the piggy-back jacks, or should I really > pull it all and punch it back down on a proper patch panel? > > Don't want to cut corners, but if re-punching the whole lot can be > avoided, it would help cut the customer cost. >
