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Re: Worst design decisions?

  • From: Nathan Eric Norman
  • Date: Thu Sep 18 15:08:32 2003 
On Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 02:39:51PM -0400, [email protected] wrote:
> 
> Actually, as awkward as those rubber hoods are, what I like about them is
> that when you're pulling a disconnected patch cable through a rat's nest
> of wires, they prevent the plastic tab from being bent backward.
 
Not a shameless plug since I don't work for them or own any stock, but
Avaya makes a snagless cable with a second clip which hinges from the
back of the RJ-45 connector.  Makes them easier to use as opposed to
hooded and regular vanilla cables.

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Nathan Norman - Incanus Networking mailto:[email protected]
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