I'm happy you found it useful, you're welcome.

Oh man, phrasing! New fear of public speaking unlocked.

@tciproductions Just messing with you, keep up the amazing videos 👍

I appreciate your feedback. For the ladder, we use a stupidly expensive one, which is this: amzn.to/4gQJtJv I do trust it, but honestly a $60 ladder from the hardware store is fine, I only use this one because I take it traveling and it fits in a rental car easily.

Awesome, thank you!

I have asked on occasion, usually in complicated setups, if I think the info would help me help them. The request has usually been met with suspicion so unless I know them personally I don't really ask any more.

One of my least favorite switches, no doubt about it.

😂 I had a similar thought!

If you look at the old panel, it is one of those oddball angled ones and we wouldn't have been able to close the cabinet door with it, so we moved it over to a flat version. The keystones being refreshed should help with longevity as well.

@@tciproductions Thanks for the reply! Makes perfect sense :D The old PP looks like the corning everons we use in our DC, cool looking but not much more to them than that

They messed up the static IP info, that was one, and then they had a typo in their VPN config on either this end or the corporate side, and then there was some issue with the link aggregation group they had for switch uplink.

Some offices/buildings require that the old cable be removed and anything done to the unit be reverted upon leaving.

It is common in the lease agreements around here that you remove the cabling you added. This particular property manager is pretty firm on that, I've worked with them before and I know what they like, so I got the space looking the way they want. I'm with you, if the wires are done well, I would prefer to just move in and take them over, it would be a great thing.

Let's hope he will be paid for this Network Rescue! 🤔😜

I wish I could post the email thread and zoom calls about this kind of thing from people that don't know about gear like this. I took one look and was like, yes, move it the day of, can do. And then so much email was generated to confirm and reconfirm and waste time.... I could never do office work.

what ubiquiti hardware? those are hp switches and a fortinet firewall

@ oh sorry it looked like ubiquity. Either way, it would not have been worth the stress and effort.

I will add it to my list!

Thank you for that!

The power outlets in a rack are usually not a surge protector, but a PDU. The PDU that goes into a rack in meant to have a battery backup. If you are choosing a product, make sure it has no surge function and you'll be okay.

It will depend on whether you want to work in the field, or at a desk I think. For field work, you'll want to follow the electrician's path, and then focus on specializations like communications cabling and the BICSI courses. For the engineering side, you'd do the basic Network+ in late high school or early college, and then focus on CCNA, CCNP, and anything you can find regarding networking, cyber security, and so forth, and combine that with a college degree of your choice. Some folks do both!

@@tciproductions ah thanks that explains a lot

We use the hilti one that is compatible with the BX nailer, this one: www.hilti.com/c/CLS_FASTENER_7135/CLS_FASTENING_ELEMENTS_7135/r10268977

There are devices like this product, I usually just strategically mount J-Hooks in a circle and wrap around that, but check out if you think this is better: www.panduit.com/en/products/cabinets-thermal-management-racks-enclosures/cable-managers-accessories/cable-manager-accessories/wmfs24.html

Sorry, I thought I had linked it, my bad. I used these ones from Ubiquiti: store.ui.com/us/en/category/whats-new/collections/accessories-pro-patch-cables/products/unifi-ethernet-patch-cable-with-bendable-booted-rj45