Hi,
Yeh, we use metric so it is in metres. But if I want an 18 inch cable I kink a 1/2
metre cable and this makes it about right;-)
I also have a metric shifting spanner (adjustable wrench) it works ok on Imperial and
American nuts quite well:-}
Teunis attempting humour.
On Wednesday, January 17, 2001 at 11:19:39 PM, J Roysdon wrote:
> See http://jason.artoo.net/images/turlock_rack_1.jpg from
> http://jason.artoo.net/artoo.html
>
> The top portion is patch panels (with the nice covers over the wire
> management keeping it clean looking). Under it you see a large group of
> cables going to our switches (3Com, eeyuk, but it was all free from 3Com).
> As the post below said, all workstations are terminated behind the patch
> panel. We also terminal all telco POTS lines (for analog faxes & modems),
> ISDN lines, & T1 lines behind these and run them down to the back of the
> routers.
>
> That way, they can easily be patched with 3' & 5' patch cables.
>
> Hey, that makes me think: What lengths do patch cables come in outside the
> USA? I'm guessing in meter lengths, but what would a 5ft. or 7ft. patch
> cable be? 3ft. ~ 1 meter, so I can get that.
>
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> ""Tony van Ree"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > Hi,
> >
> > Patch panels are the panels that exist in wiring closets. I a number of
> places (most of where I work.) the term wiring closet is used for the place
> where the patch panels are housed if at all.
> >
> > Basically a ptch panel is a panel that allows you to put cables from one
> socket to another. For example you might have 3 outlets to a workstation
> area, these would come back to a patch panel in a wiring closet from there
> one socket might be plugged into a switch or hub another might go into
> another patch panel connecting two wiring closets then onto a phone system,
> a different switch (for redundancy purposes) or what ever.
> >
> > Hope this helps
> >
> > Teunis,
> > Hobart, Tasmania
> > Australia
> >
> >
> > On Wednesday, January 17, 2001 at 07:27:42 AM, Sammi wrote:
> >
> > > Could someone please elaborate on patch panels, or point to some
> > > reading.
> > > I understand the use of panels when you have your switch/router in,
> > > say, rack1 and your devices in rack5, you then have patch panels in
> > > rack5 hardwired over to rack1.
> > > I'm missing the practicality in other cases:
> > > Your router/switches are in rack1 and you have them hooked up to patch
> > > panels also in rack1. Why not bypass the patch panels in this case?
> > > Wiring closets; you have hubs in the closet, wired to patch panels in
> > > the same closet. Again, why not bypass the panels?
> > > When a workstation needs to be "punched down", does that mean you need
> > > to hardwire a port on the patch panel to the hub, then run a line from
> > > workstation to the patch panel? Any info available on the "punch down"
> > > methodology?
> > >
> > > Any clarifications greatly appreciated.
> >
>
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