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Order more ethernet cable, modular plugs, and cable plug protection boots. #33

Closed ck2qsuZT closed 9 years ago

ck2qsuZT commented 9 years ago

Here are some links

White Cat6 1000' riser cable $159.99 Amazon Prime black cat5e riser cable 1000' $128.01 no amazon prime 100 cat5e modular plugs no amazon prime $3.78 200 cat6 modular plugs $24.99 amazon prime 100 multi colored boots $8.15 100 single random color modular plug boots $4.59 no amazon prime

mitar commented 9 years ago

I would buy:

ck2qsuZT commented 9 years ago

Should we go with s/stp cable instead of stp cable? Also, isn't it better to start phasing out cat5e by only installing cat6 or cat6a? Not for external comunication but more for internal since having a backup server may cause a bit of traffic and also just for general future redundancy?

mitar commented 9 years ago

Requested from BSCIT:

mitar commented 9 years ago

It was approved. I ordered it.

mitar commented 9 years ago

It seems the cable was really bad (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005UFKJPG/). We should buy this instead:

http://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-1000-Feet-500Mhz-Copper-Ethernet/dp/B008I8AJIY/

mitar commented 9 years ago

I made a return request.

mitar commented 9 years ago

And ordered the new cable.

mitar commented 9 years ago

I think we have this.