http://aconaway.com/2007/08/28/make-your-own-ethernet-cables/ It's possible that someone somewhere needs to see this. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:03:12 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://aconaway.com/2007/08/28/make-your-own-ethernet-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-43403 Jason Thu, 23 Dec 2010 18:39:36 +0000 http://aconaway.com/2007/08/28/make-your-own-ethernet-cables/#comment-43403 This doesn't work in large organizations.  I see about a 1% failure rate in cables I purchase, let alone ones that I found out somebody in the office made by hand.  Also, I a large organization is losing money if they are paying their network engineers to make patch cables.  The network starts at layer 1, and I definitely recommend purchasing your patch cables in various lengths and in bulk. This doesn't work in large organizations.  I see about a 1% failure rate in cables I purchase, let alone ones that I found out somebody in the office made by hand.  Also, I a large organization is losing money if they are paying their network engineers to make patch cables.  The network starts at layer 1, and I definitely recommend purchasing your patch cables in various lengths and in bulk.

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