Most useless use of a Network Cab.

MuttsNutts · 1 Sep 2011 at 12:32

Mod's move this if need be, But I was called to this company as they where reporting of slow network speeds when I saw this i knew why and when i stopped laughing i took this snap.

Yea it's doing the job slowly but what's the point of a network cab then install one of them Switch/Hub's...... lol

Cosimo · 1 Sep 2011 at 12:40

Well at least it's safely locked away with the key in the door.

ruffneck · 1 Sep 2011 at 12:48

easy expansion?

Duke · 1 Sep 2011 at 12:50

MuttsNutts · 1 Sep 2011 at 12:51

ruffneck said:
easy expansion?

What spend £80 - £100 on the CAB then £4.99 on the switch?

Delvis · 1 Sep 2011 at 12:52

Hehehe, bless!

doofer · 1 Sep 2011 at 12:58

MuttsNutts said:
...they where reporting of slow network speeds...

Chinese firm?

Phemo · 1 Sep 2011 at 13:11

MuttsNutts said:
What spend £80 - £100 on the CAB then £4.99 on the switch?

Well to be fair the cab and patch panel was likely there before the current occupiers moved in, presumably with some other gear in there. Obviously the current occupiers don't need any other kit so just used a cheapo switch.

KIA · 1 Sep 2011 at 13:29

MuttsNutts said:
What spend £80 - £100 on the CAB then £4.99 on the switch?

Switch is probably closer to £30. It's hard to tell if it's the gigabit version.

MuttsNutts · 1 Sep 2011 at 13:51

doofer said:
Chinese firm?

No....

Switch is probably closer to £30. It's hard to tell if it's the gigabit version.

Nope 10/100 Model

Well to be fair the cab and patch panel was likely there before the current occupiers moved in, presumably with some other gear in there. Obviously the current occupiers don't need any other kit so just used a cheapo switch.

No they paid for this tobe installed this way, not my company but one man band jobby..... they called us after they could not get hold of the guy that installed it all....... not 6 weeks previous....

bremen1874 · 1 Sep 2011 at 14:12

The cabinet looks like it was chosen to accommodate the patch panel. There are smaller cabinets you could use, but you wouldn’t save much on the cost.

Even if they used a cut down patch panel they’d have needed something to house it in, and then you’d be into non-standard cabinet sizes.

VeNT · 1 Sep 2011 at 14:31

tbh should have specced a better switch

DJMK4 · 1 Sep 2011 at 14:35

Surely they could have found some rack mount brackets for that netgear

Delvis · 1 Sep 2011 at 14:35

DJMK4 said:
Surely they could have found some rack mount brackets for that netgear

lol...You would be surprised

bremen1874 · 1 Sep 2011 at 14:39

A simple 1U shelf would have made a world of difference.

[Darkend]Viper · 1 Sep 2011 at 19:36

LOL that puts some of my cabs to shame! I've got cabs with no electric devices in, just where cat 5s are terminated and another panel takes them to new office.

Can't see why that switch would slow anything down though!!

Confused · 1 Sep 2011 at 19:45

We've got a couple that look similar on a shelf in the office.

10/100 hub...

Delvis · 1 Sep 2011 at 21:24

[Darkend]Viper;19971256 said:
LOL that puts some of my cabs to shame! I've got cabs with no electric devices in, just where cat 5s are terminated and another panel takes them to new office.

Can't see why that switch would slow anything down though!!

Because it is a slow switch? =/

joemc · 2 Sep 2011 at 13:06

Maybe a monkey goes in there at night to protect it?

Just sayin'

Donkeyfumbler · 2 Sep 2011 at 13:21

Are the cables colour-coded? Don't want to get your servers, desktops and WAN connections confused in that tangle now do we..................