[Tfug] Cabling

[Timothy D. Lenz]

Aside from the mentioned clips and ties you can get, also there are the 
slit sleeves that you can stuff the wire in.

Keep in mind RFI. Running power cords along data cables can cause RFI on 
the power lines though unlikely with modern LAN wire. There is also the 
risk of AC RFI getting into the LAN cables when run along side each 
other for a distance like that. Again, the twisted pair nature of CAT5/6 
cable reduces that. But it can still be a problem.

On 11/30/2013 5:41 AM, Bexley Hall wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Most of the network nodes in my office are arranged on
> or *under* a series of "tables"/benches.
>
> To keep wires off the floor, all my outlet strips are
> mounted to the underside of the tables.  Makes it a bit
> easier to get at individual power cords as well as
> plugging in additional ones.  (if I was more "anal"
> about it, I would label the cords but...)
>
> Similarly, I fasten my network cables to the underside of
> the tables -- along the back edge.  Keeps them off the floor
> *and* out of the way.  When a cable comes to the device
> for which it is intended, it simply peels out of the
> bundle and falls/rises to connect to the device.
>
> OK.  Prefab cables come in standard lengths.  Using them
> means I end up with lots of extra slop somewhere.  E.g., if
> I need 8 ft of cable to go from switch to node X, a 7 ft
> cable is too short and a 10 ft cable brings 2 ft of slop
> with it.
>
> [BFD!  OTOH, if you have a dozen or more nodes in about that
> many linear feet, all that slop quickly becomes a tangle!]
>
> Fine.  I can build cables "to length" for each specific node.
> (lousy waste of time but the clutter that gets eliminated is
> well worth it!).
>
> Aside from the obvious (correct connectors, cable, hoods, etc.)
> are there any other concerns I should have about this approach?
> I imagine the cables will be a bit more "fragile" than store
> bought (i.e., no tugging on wires allowed!).  But, once installed,
> the cables shouldn't see much abuse (plug/unplug from switch,
> plug/unplug from host -- never "pulled" as they are secured to
> the tables!)
>
> Thx!
> --don
>
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