@futzle D.14 should be CAT.5. ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-3:2026 has an appendix section that forbids three CAT.6 in a row, the middle one should always be CAT.5 so in case of nostalgia, you can pick the middle one.

@futzle the last time I saw this novel configuration was the second busiest day I ever had on that particular helpdesk

@futzle That suspiciously looks like a photo I took at Monash Uni over 10 years ago. They label the wallports like that.
However looking through my photos history is coming up with nothing, so ah well.

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The data is leaking out of the middle socket.

@futzle there’s an open port!

@futzle Headphones like this only work when they are connected to a Walkman.

@futzle That panel has three network jacks, so the loopback test requires a three-headed cable, ie: Cat-3. Cat-5 and Cat-6 are common, and they can go higher but I've never seen a Network Engineer do field testing with a Cat-o'-nine-tails.

@futzle Don't want to trip over the cable, keep it nice and neat!

@futzle the cable isn’t long enough

@futzle wall plug should be higher to keep cabling off the floor

@futzle you gotta form the loop into a Lissajous pattern (like the ABC logo) to cancel out packet echoes.

@futzle Good illustration of tech sector financing right now

@futzle D14 is so lonely