Re: Joining Cat5 + Wall Cabinets

["milesy1981" <chrismiles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I use one of these boxes with 237 connection strips to extend a
existing set of CAT5 cables.

http://www.austin-taylor.co.uk/pages/at250.htm

http://www.austin-taylor.co.uk/pages/237a.htm

you can see it here in my loft.

http://www.chrismiles.org/old/ha_wiring.html

Chris
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> Hi All,
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> Just after some suggestions and recommendations on the following:
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> I need to move a patch panel and its 50 (ish) cables to another
room which
> requires the cables to be extended by about 15 meters due to some
new
> building work - I know bad planning . . . I just didn't  include
the 'wife
> will change mind factor' when I planned the original network.
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> I need to remove the current patch panels and will only have about
a 30cm
> (w) x 25cm (d) x 1m (h) to play with, or I can pull the cable back
up to the
> first floor void -  Does anyone have any suggestions on joining so
many
> cables?
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> I plan to change the current cabinet to a larger one to include
add new
> switch and possible a rack mounted NAS (should be able to hide the
cost as
> part of the 'modifications' budget J), so need something about 18U
+ with a
> decent carrying weight, I'm guessing 25kg +.  Any recommendations
or
> suggestions?
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> Many thanks,
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> Steve
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