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When wiring our datacenter, buying bulk ethernet cables, you'll find a bad cable every 100 or so cables. Still beats the failure rate of making cables yourself

• wccrawford 14y ago
  On the other hand, if I'm wiring them myself, I can just cut the end off and try again, since I've got a whole pile of ends right there, and the equipment to do it. If I'm relying on the bought cables, it could be quite painful to re-run the wire.
  • inportb 14y ago
    But that doesn't preclude the possibility of keeping a box of jacks and a crimp tool, just in case.