Topic 'Re: My first IT job and this is what I got to work with...' in forum 'Photos of Broadband gear' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26640384 en Sat, 25 May 2013 09:57:56 EDT Sat, 25 May 2013 09:57:56 EDT Re: My first IT job and this is what I got to work with... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-27107830 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-27107830 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:27:12 EDT Re: My first IT job and this is what I got to work with... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26805484 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26805484 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:45:01 EDT Re: My first IT job and this is what I got to work with... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26663014 Better then a sea of white/blue/red/etc.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26663014 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:46:45 EDT Re: My first IT job and this is what I got to work with... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26659925 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26659925 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:47:04 EDT Re: My first IT job and this is what I got to work with... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26657532 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26657532 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:02:33 EDT Re: My first IT job and this is what I got to work with... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26654287 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26654287 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:36:38 EDT Re: My first IT job and this is what I got to work with... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26652493 I always say "seen worse" but that about takes the cake...disgusting!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26652493 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:05:52 EDT Re: My first IT job and this is what I got to work with... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26650410 said by michieru:

It originally was properly configured but from what the employees told me the place has had a few years of neglect due to the city being cheap. Different contractors trying to run their own thing and so forth.

Entropy in action! ;)
Are those HP 2824 switches buried deep in the heart of the mess?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26650410 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:32:50 EDT Re: My first IT job and this is what I got to work with... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26649939 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26649939 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:04:43 EDT Re: My first IT job and this is what I got to work with... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26647443
the wall drops (phone and data) are labeled on both ends. and before i plug a patch cable from the patch panel to the phone system or network switch, i make sure to run it through all the cable management i have on the rack.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26647443 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:34:59 EDT Re: My first IT job and this is what I got to work with... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26646892
Nice equipment that costs a lot, installed and maintained like shit.

In all honesty though this isn't a bad gig. Cable management bigtime yes. But not impossible by any means. Will be a great task to get feet wet as an intern and learn about how much clients scream when one cable gets pulled.

Then you might be able to lecture on the fact of the idiots they hired to do the job before :)

Now, make sure you ask people here if they prefer zip ties, velcro, or lacing. :D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26646892 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:01:13 EDT Re: My first IT job and this is what I got to work with... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26645802 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26645802 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:22:42 EDT Re: My first IT job and this is what I got to work with... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26645279 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26645279 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:02:06 EDT Re: My first IT job and this is what I got to work with... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26644953 --
Think Ahead. Learn More. Solve Now!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26644953 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:50:22 EDT Re: My first IT job and this is what I got to work with... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26643045 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26643045 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:35:13 EDT Re: My first IT job and this is what I got to work with... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26642623
In order to minimize downtime and get things up and running as fast as possible, people pay no attention at all to cable management and just go ahead and connect the cables every which way.

After that, the equipment is up and running and it's impossible to do any cable management without taking the equipment down for a bit, so cable management never happens.

Rinse and repeat a few times, and you end up with atrocities like the one in the picture above.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26642623 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:06:47 EDT Re: My first IT job and this is what I got to work with... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26642094 Looks like whoever set it up had envisioned that cable colour would correspond to function, unfortunately without any other labelling its hard to tell one red cable from the next one.

On the bright side the rest of the devices are marked.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26642094 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:56:55 EDT Re: My first IT job and this is what I got to work with... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26640594
Not too scary. Almost looks fun for a first job! Congrats!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26640594 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:28:59 EDT Re: My first IT job and this is what I got to work with... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26640572 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26640572 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:20:03 EDT Re: My first IT job and this is what I got to work with... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26640438 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26640438 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:28:33 EDT Re: My first IT job and this is what I got to work with... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26640421 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26640421 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:24:34 EDT My first IT job and this is what I got to work with... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/My-first-IT-job-and-this-is-what-I-got-to-work-with-26640384
To this I say challenge accepted.
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