Interesting cable management

owenmpk · 2019-03-27T03:04:42.000Z

At a clients this afternoon and saw that some of the folks in the shipping dept done some cable management. What’s interesting is that this was done about 6 months ago and everything is working fine.

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eriksheldon · 2019-03-27T03:30:07.000Z

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!

Or fix it and make a few bucks. LOL!

brianinca · 2019-03-27T03:56:24.000Z

At FastEthernet speeds, I can see it working. I have had a few run-ins with people overzealous with zip ties and patch cables. When the ERP runs slow on their machine because they cranked down on a coiled patch cable, I have had occasion to take side cutters and do away with them ALL (don’t want a trashed cable re-used).

I hate seeing telco components combined with our stuff, though!

neko-neko · 2019-03-27T06:38:39.000Z

I have to admit in some rare instances I’ve been known to do this too in the distant past (I’ve not done this in atleast a decade). Well, the bundling of cables. I never left the inner colored twisted pairs out like that.

I just tended to make sure the bundle was somewhere out of the way, so tripping on it would be near impossible. Oh, and floor-ducts were put in place to prevent the cable from even being stepped on.

tomsteinmetz6433 · 2019-03-27T11:34:47.000Z

I’m surprised they’re not having some issues.

dimforest · 2019-03-27T11:36:12.000Z

I mean, I’ve definitely seen far worse. You have to give them some points for at least trying to do a little cable management and take some pride in their things. I’ve had users that just bunch everything together into a spaghetti pile and rest their feet on it.

biscuitking · 2019-03-27T11:48:27.000Z

What’s wrong with that? It’s working and balled up to keep from being all over the place.

spiceuser-igo2i · 2019-03-27T12:03:05.000Z

I have seen much worse, that just seems like it was done quickly and never fixed.

james485 · 2019-03-27T12:33:16.000Z

Well I have seen worse

jadrien · 2019-03-27T12:43:35.000Z

Safety issue or “OSHA violation” for those things on the floor.

For that rat’s nest, yes, I have seen some like that in person. Used to threaten to bring in the hedge clippers. Learned from that situation that you get poor performance when you daisy chain (your cat5 cables) through 5 or 6 hubs. Was during the dotCom boom.

spiceuser-34354 · 2019-03-27T12:55:23.000Z

James485:

Well I have seen worse

That looks uncomfortably familiar. We have a room we call the Spaghetti Room.

shudders

I try to pretend that room doesn’t exist.

bucko · 2019-03-27T13:37:28.000Z

I see nothing wrong

chrispetry · 2019-03-27T13:45:04.000Z

Nice Merrels in the first photo. I have the same ones

lloydcastleberry · 2019-03-27T14:56:15.000Z

That would bother me beyond reason. I don’t mind bundled up cables but that in particular bothers me.

kyleanderson5 · 2019-03-27T16:17:07.000Z

trips on exposed cable

A few hours later

jeffglubish · 2019-03-27T18:21:43.000Z

Probably not even in use

cmdlette · 2019-03-27T20:09:55.000Z

cries in KonMari

That cable management does not spark joy.

stratoskyris · 2019-03-28T09:20:53.000Z

Warehouse Guys: Cable too long, please help

IT guys: not my job

Electrician: not my job either…

Warehouse Guys: Uses zipties

IT Guys:

owenmpk · 2019-03-28T13:31:13.000Z

lost1:

Probably not even in use

Yep it is, laser printer, zebra shipping label printer and 2 shipping computers

I was amazed. It is being fixed this week.

owenmpk · 2019-03-28T13:33:54.000Z

Agonnazar:

Nice Merrels in the first photo. I have the same ones

Yep i think my 3rd or 4th pair, when they wear out I get to visit REI for replacements and look at the latest back packing gear