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01-18-2013, 07:20 PM
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"Eth" vs "Enet"
Okay, kind of a trivial question, but I just finished installing an Ethernet and telephone jack in every room of the house. Now I want to label each jack to it's corresponding location on the patch panel. I'm having trouble deciding which naming scheme to use: ETH or ENET? Each jack would be labeled "ETH1, ETH2, ETH 3, etc." or "ENET1, ENET1, ENET3, etc."
HELP!
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01-18-2013, 07:21 PM
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It doesn't really matter for a home installation as long as you know what it means. You could label them BOB1, BOB2, BOB3, BOB4 if you like.
If the panels have voice and data (phone and network) plugs, I prefer to label them V1 and D1, V2 and D2, and so on.
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01-18-2013, 07:22 PM
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In Linux they are eth0, eth1, etc.
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01-18-2013, 10:59 PM
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You can use what ever you want. I tend to use D1 / D2 / V1 etc. Normally I tag the port number on the room side.
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01-19-2013, 12:24 AM
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You generally want to keep port names short so that the labels are readable.
My colleagues use D for twisted-pair data cabling and V for phone cabling.
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01-19-2013, 07:57 AM
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Lifer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by theevilsharpie
You generally want to keep port names short so that the labels are readable.
My colleagues use D for twisted-pair data cabling and V for phone cabling.
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That's what I do.
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01-19-2013, 10:21 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fardringle
I prefer to label them V1 and D1, V2 and D2, and so on.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by imagoon
I tend to use D1 / D2 / V1 etc. Normally I tag the port number on the room side.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by theevilsharpie
My colleagues use D for twisted-pair data cabling and V for phone cabling.
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Interesting, hadn't thought about that one.
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01-19-2013, 11:17 AM
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Make sure to start at 0 for optimum nerd.
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01-19-2013, 01:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben90
Make sure to start at 0 for optimum nerd.
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Patch panel doesn't start at zero so my ports don't either D=
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01-19-2013, 04:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by imagoon
Patch panel doesn't start at zero so my ports don't either D=
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Yep. The numbers on the wall ports need to match the numbers on the ports on the patch panel or the numbers are meaningless.
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"I invented distributed computing." - Al Gore
"I had a dream where every American would be free to run SETI@Home!" - Martin Luther King Jr.
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"I did not have BOINC relations with that woman, Rosetta@Home!" - Bill Clinton
Last edited by Fardringle; 01-19-2013 at 04:48 PM.
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01-23-2013, 10:58 PM
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Decided to go with Enet. 
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