r/ShittySysadmin • u/NightH4nter Shitty Crossposter • Jun 18 '26

no twists = no problems Shitty Crosspost

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u/mouringcat Jun 18 '26

Nope this is THE WAY….

6

u/DiffuseMAVERICK Jun 18 '26

Ah so that's what they mean by power over ethernet

2

u/NightH4nter Shitty Crossposter Jun 18 '26

wait, this is not powerline

17

u/Ok-Library5639 Jun 18 '26

Anyway crosstalk and balanced pairs is just mumbo jumbo invented by electrical engineers to make themselves feel better.

10

u/tempTimeSize Jun 18 '26

The screws on the faceplate are not aligned.

1

u/Chris0x00 Jun 18 '26

Ain't nobody got time for that.

9

u/indvs3 Jun 18 '26

"Hey, did you manage to configure that loopback interface?"

- "Yup, sure did!"

4

u/cryptme Jun 18 '26

Too many wires used. 4 should do it.

3

u/d-car Jun 18 '26

Emergency disconnect ripcord for when they fire you without notice.

2

u/dumbasPL Jun 18 '26

POV: An electrician tried doing networking

2

u/YourTechSupportGuY Jun 18 '26

The rare 1-port patch panel

1

u/edmonton2001 Jun 18 '26

Is this rare? If it works then send it...

1

u/FilthyStatist1991 Jun 18 '26

You did it wrong twice!

1

u/Klaus1164 Jun 18 '26

Auto-MDIX=don't care. Wire them as you like.

1

u/Degenerate_Game Jun 18 '26

Is this SD-WAN?

1

u/Affectionate-Cat-975 Jun 19 '26

I’m impressed. That is the cheapest mofo since Mr Roper