This was made by one of my techs who was taught this in school (college, Los Angeles area)...legitimately was told this is how to make a rj45 end.1yr ⋅ gotfondue ⋅ r/cablefail
Was wondering why this network jack wasn’t working: well it was installed by an electrician.2yr ⋅ midnight_watch ⋅ r/cablefail
I think this is coming along quite nicely. Waiting for the plaque to mount to the base. Then I can give this artwork back.1yr ⋅ gotfondue ⋅ r/cablefail
The finish product, presented in the Monday morning meeting and he definitely likes it haha!1yr ⋅ gotfondue ⋅ r/cablefail
A beaver chewed through a temporary cable running through a creek today, knocking out a bunch of T1s and a lot of residential and business customers1yr ⋅ j1ggy ⋅ r/cablefail
Maintenance staff at a recent install decided there was too much slack in the fiber...1yr ⋅ AdvancedTomatillo602 ⋅ r/cablefail
I noticed our 300 ft straight cable run started getting a bit tough to pull1yr ⋅ RowApprehensive2874 ⋅ r/cablefail
Not the usual cable fail. Fiber installer couldn't get a signal at my house and said the line must be cut somewhere. Here is the end of the fiber run NOT connected to the cable box in my yard.1yr ⋅ EverySingleMinute ⋅ r/cablefail
A contractor arrives onsite to perform maintenance, which involves pulling out a 2u unit from the back. This is the back.1yr ⋅ pugz1ey ⋅ r/cablefail
This sub makes me laugh. I work for the Dept. of Ed and see a new building everyday. Here's a decent one...1yr ⋅ granttes ⋅ r/cablefail
Wi-Fi router at my friend's place. The guys who installed it apparently said this was fine and that they do it like this often.3mo ⋅ Horsetoothedjackass ⋅ r/cablefail
Received a phone call for an Emergency Service Request at a Firestone. They said Our cabinet fell off the wall and our phones/ internet are down, but it should be an easy fix. Needless to say, nothing survived, every cable had to be re-ran, and all equipment replaced. Cost them a little over $30K.2yr ⋅ LickDeezNutzzz ⋅ r/cablefail
I'm nto a professional on fiber yet, but i don't think this is right.1yr ⋅ yearninglangmaid ⋅ r/cablefail
My gfs been begging management for months to get our desks cable managed and this is what we walked into.1yr ⋅ treebeard189 ⋅ r/cablefail
This absolutely horrible job I found at work after someone seemingly tried to replace a 16 amp industrial plug with a domestic plug2yr ⋅ CMDR_Bacon ⋅ r/cablefail
I'm working from home indefinitely and needed to get a wired connection across the room. Yes that's a switch on the floor and a network cable held up with painters tape.4yr ⋅ 0110010001100010 ⋅ r/cablefail
I've worked on this closet for 9 hours and still can't see the light at the end of the tunnel1yr ⋅ Twanks ⋅ r/cablefail
Next time you're at Home Depot, note the big black switch cabinets mounted 10ft up on the wall placed near the entrances of the store. Yes, every single one looks like this inside.2yr ⋅ pro-jekt ⋅ r/cablefail
Legend has it, neither end of the cable reached its destination and the box lived in the ceiling forever3yr ⋅ lainbro_ ⋅ r/cablefail
thought I was going to die when I saw this today. luckily another technician previously tagged the line that I was looking for1yr ⋅ frankmccladdie ⋅ r/cablefail
Some DIY idiot used thin speaker cable to connect 2 Schuko power outlets with 230 V. Everything with this is against code here in Germany. A potential fire hazard or electric shock risk...2yr ⋅ Relevant-Team ⋅ r/cablefail
this is submission is hte nuclear opposite of this sub but too cool not to post --someone took twisted pairs cables to a whole new level5mo ⋅ palecrave ⋅ r/cablefail
I have to work behind this Aqua fiber. It runs the internet for a bank downstairs.2yr ⋅ suburbanite09 ⋅ r/cablefail
I identify as an Electrician. You mean i'm not supposed to daisy chain data cables?3yr ⋅ EdTR ⋅ r/cablefail
How our Lead Technician installed it vs how I fixed it. He couldn't see anything wrong with it because If it works....it works.2yr ⋅ CyphersFallen ⋅ r/cablefail
Bought a couple of these Cat 5 RJ45 surface mount jacks at the local big box store. Pretty sure whoever designed them never read the spec. They'll be going back.1yr ⋅ twforeman ⋅ r/cablefail
A little off-topicj A spool of unattended network cabling out on the street earlier today... The car pulled up as I took the photo.3yr ⋅ kerplunkerfish ⋅ r/cablefail
found this plugged in and draped over some hanging shirts in a closet2yr ⋅ BitcoinDilbert ⋅ r/cablefail
Friggin' Electricians. Found this shoved up inside the conduit when pulling new wire.4yr ⋅ halakar ⋅ r/cablefail
Once upon a time this meter cabinet and power supply cabinet were at waist height. Now that new construction has finished and we failed to relocate it, I’m kind of screwed. Awesome.3yr ⋅ INGR355 ⋅ r/cablefail
15A wire connected to a 20A circuit (unconfirmed, but we think they had a hefty space heater plugged in for extended durations). Overloaded the ampacity of the wire causing over heating.1yr ⋅ Mobodelo ⋅ r/cablefail
My colleague placed the server up there, alone. They have the network rack there.3yr ⋅ bestbackwards ⋅ r/cablefail
