18 Sep
2003
18 Sep
'03
11:44 a.m.
On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, John Palmer wrote: : > ...and combine that with the RJ45 connecters that have a rubber hood over : > the release. Grrrrr! : Thats to prevent it from being disconnected accidentally : (or for any other reason :->) Actually, the original intent of those hoods was to snagproof the locking tab -- which is of interest to places that have the Web O' Patch Panel Cables. Think "pull a disconnected cable out of the tangled mess and try not to break off the locking tab". 8-) So it's a tradeoff between preserving the RJ45 connector and making it easy to disconnect. -- -- Todd Vierling <tv@duh.org> <tv@pobox.com>