To the networking guys

Zirax · 02-05-2007, 12:28

Thought you would appreciate this. Just had a quick shifty around the office ducting while the network engineers were in.

The main data lines to/fro rackmount switches were black, in their own ducting and cable tied.
The cable going to the desks from the switches were pink, in their own ducting and cable tied.
Upon going to the main switches for the floor, the links between the switches were cable tied to the left, with the pink cables cable tied together on the right, according to which switch they were plugged into.

If network cabling could be an artform, that was it..... it was impressive and yet a thing of beauty at the same time

Really it should be good seeing that we are an IT company, but normally that means nothing.

Daz · 02-05-2007, 12:32

Heh, me and Burble talked about this once - we're both bastards when it comes to cabling! Colour coded, labelled at both ends, and tidy - end of

Dr. Z · 02-05-2007, 13:30

I might have to post a pic of my cabling in a bit...

Davey_Pitch · 02-05-2007, 13:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daz

Heh, me and Burble talked about this once - we're both bastards when it comes to cabling! Colour coded, labelled at both ends, and tidy - end of

I remember chatting to you about it recently as well. We're crap here at work, but in a school you can't really disconnect the network long enough to colour code and label everything. They're meant to be doing a network topology review/change in the summer though when there's no kids around, so I might see about at least labelling everything then, would make life soooo much easier in full network cabinets.

Dr. Z · 02-05-2007, 14:07

Ok, here we go

Daz, I suggest you dont look

Network cables start off here:

http://www.statichiss.co.uk/IMAGE_00101.jpg

Then join this:

http://www.statichiss.co.uk/IMAGE_00102.jpg

http://www.statichiss.co.uk/IMAGE_00103.jpg

More here:

http://www.statichiss.co.uk/IMAGE_00104.jpg

Then here:

http://www.statichiss.co.uk/IMAGE_00105.jpg

I do TRY and lay them tidily, but then I move stuff about so often its hard to keep right

Daz · 02-05-2007, 14:09

Heheee, if you did that for me, then I'd be making you do it again

Haly · 02-05-2007, 14:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Davey_Pitch

I remember chatting to you about it recently as well.

I've not really chatted to Daz about it, but I have been told what's wrong with my various cablings

Daz · 02-05-2007, 14:14

Run cables across the floor she says... NAY said I!

Haly · 02-05-2007, 14:15

You'd die if you saw the cabling in Swansea

4-5 cables all the same colour going all over the place

Zirax · 02-05-2007, 14:17

Now to be fair at home I tended to let things slip.... until I had to rearrange my network.

Now I have the switch, router, cable modem attached to the side of the desk with small green cables signifying the main data paths between them. I haven't gotten round to colour coding the different machines / servers but I can remember what port the server/pc is connected to :

In my new house it will be done properly, how this will be done I have yet to decide.

02-05-2007, 12:28	#1
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	To the networking guys Thought you would appreciate this. Just had a quick shifty around the office ducting while the network engineers were in. The main data lines to/fro rackmount switches were black, in their own ducting and cable tied. The cable going to the desks from the switches were pink, in their own ducting and cable tied. Upon going to the main switches for the floor, the links between the switches were cable tied to the left, with the pink cables cable tied together on the right, according to which switch they were plugged into. If network cabling could be an artform, that was it..... it was impressive and yet a thing of beauty at the same time Really it should be good seeing that we are an IT company, but normally that means nothing.

02-05-2007, 12:32	#2
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Heh, me and Burble talked about this once - we're both bastards when it comes to cabling! Colour coded, labelled at both ends, and tidy - end of __________________ apt-get moo

02-05-2007, 13:30	#3
Dr. Z I'm going for a scuttle... Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,021	I might have to post a pic of my cabling in a bit... __________________

02-05-2007, 14:07	#5
Dr. Z I'm going for a scuttle... Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,021	Ok, here we go Daz, I suggest you dont look Network cables start off here: http://www.statichiss.co.uk/IMAGE_00101.jpg Then join this: http://www.statichiss.co.uk/IMAGE_00102.jpg http://www.statichiss.co.uk/IMAGE_00103.jpg More here: http://www.statichiss.co.uk/IMAGE_00104.jpg Then here: http://www.statichiss.co.uk/IMAGE_00105.jpg I do TRY and lay them tidily, but then I move stuff about so often its hard to keep right __________________

02-05-2007, 14:09	#6
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Heheee, if you did that for me, then I'd be making you do it again __________________ apt-get moo

02-05-2007, 14:14	#8
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Run cables across the floor she says... NAY said I! __________________ apt-get moo

02-05-2007, 14:15	#9
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	You'd die if you saw the cabling in Swansea 4-5 cables all the same colour going all over the place __________________ Halycopter

02-05-2007, 14:17	#10
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	Now to be fair at home I tended to let things slip.... until I had to rearrange my network. Now I have the switch, router, cable modem attached to the side of the desk with small green cables signifying the main data paths between them. I haven't gotten round to colour coding the different machines / servers but I can remember what port the server/pc is connected to : In my new house it will be done properly, how this will be done I have yet to decide.