I find that those dots don't tend to stay on very long. I'd go with
using a colored Sharpie or spray paint to color the connector. I also
like the idea of having a pigtail in the connector, its a little more
visual than just a small, clear plastic connector.
Also, like was said, determining where exactly the problem lies is a
great idea. Switch ports go bad, but rarely do patch panel or outlet
jacks; those are usually cable faults elsewhere (break/crimp in the
cable or bad termination). If it is a bad cable or connection at a
patch panel or wall outlet, some of those can be re-run or re-punched.
If it is a wall outlet and there's no way to easily fix it, I'd
completely remove the outlet and put a blank wall plate in place.
-spp
On 8/24/2015 9:47 AM, Doug Hughes wrote:
colored dots or stickers like you'd get at an office supply store.
Invent your own scheme. e.g. black = broken, orange = only good for
100m, etc.
Of course, you should know if the switch port is bad (less likely) or
the cable is bad too. Switch ports you can mark bad in the description
of the port in software.
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