When CAT5 Routing Fails

[vb_master]

This has to be some of the worst cases of routing CAT5 ever. Look at this!

[blackbox_dev]

Wow, that's crazy! I do NOT want to be the guy troubleshooting those!

[wallydawg]

I thought you said CATS for a moment.

[gamemasterAS]

Wow that would be horrible to have to work with.

[Skyone]

Holy ****.

[atari2600a]

Hey, at least the one w/ the yellow cables looks organized!

[joevennix]

I would love to come in there with a huge tree shears.

[vskid]

"One of the cat5 wires shorted, whos gonna find it"
That would be the worst job ever.

[bioniclebert]

Ah yes. My dad used to work in a place that had a couple racks full of lines like those. There were also a ton of phone lines. I hadn't been there since I knew the difference between the two (Phone lines, and internet lines) So I cant quite remember which it was.
anyway, he had to work on those once in a while, and it was hard.

[bicostp]

Here's my comments for each picture:

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This, sadly, is typical.

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"DO NOT TOUCH ANY OF THE WIRES". Yeah. Not without a 10 foot pole. Part of the problem is, most likely, that the tabs came off the wires and they don't replace the jacks. (This HAS happened before, and they'd send a guy out to push the wire back in.) Another problem is the automotive repair light hanging in the middle. They probably need it to see which jack fell off. This is a major fire hazard.

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This is one of the most common problems in networking. There should be wire shelves every couple units on this rack to keep the wires more organized.

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More typical messiness. Nothing really special.

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Wow. This is insane. There should definitely be some sort of wire control shelving on the back of this rack. I like the way the weight of the cables is starting to pull the units out the back.

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Flood damage. Not only are half their cables going for a swim, but they have RJ45 extenders within the high tide mark. This is a major structural problem with the building that must be fixed as soon as possible.

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This is more flooding, but this time it's underneath a raised floor. (A raised floor is like a drop ceiling. Wires and ductwork can be stored underneath it. At an old location my dad used to work at, the entire under-the-floor-tiles cavity was the air conditioning return duct. It saved a lot on duct material. It also let you put a return vent anywhere you want to, which can encourage airflow if you put it underneath a rack.) Note the electric outlets. As we all know, water + electricity = *zap kaboom*

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European silliness (as far as I can tell from the power strip). There is no need for this mess. Notice the PC fan in the middle? The wires choke the machines really badly when they're messy.

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This is actually a telephone system.

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(posted above) Holy s***. This is completely unnecessary, especially since that room has a raised floor. This is a troubleshooting nightmare. Sure thgere are tools that can tell you which connection is failing, but determinign which physical wire that is is virtually impossible.

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Zap kaboom! The wiring in that closet was probably faulty from the start, which would explain the fire damage.

[Klefmung]

That yellow one looks like the fungus in the Mario Brothers movie to me.