Actually, as awkward as those rubber hoods are, what I like about them is that when you're pulling a disconnected patch cable through a rat's nest of wires, they prevent the plastic tab from being bent backward. On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, John Palmer wrote:
Thats to prevent it from being disconnected accidentally (or for any other reason :->)
When I get my hands on one of those, I clip off the hood with a pair of manicure scissors.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald" <gcoon@inch.com> To: "Daryl G. Jurbala" <daryl@introspect.net> Cc: "nanog list" <nanog@merit.edu> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 10:16 Subject: RE: Worst design decisions?
On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, Daryl G. Jurbala wrote:
* PCs with built in Ethernet that is so close to a lip on the case, with the release pointed down, that you need to use a screwdriver/knife/whatever to release the cable.
...and combine that with the RJ45 connecters that have a rubber hood over the release. Grrrrr!
G
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