Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!husc6!ukma!rutgers!elbereth.rutgers.edu!hardees.rutgers.edu!latzko From: latzko@hardees.rutgers.edu (Alexander Latzko) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans Subject: Re: removing ethernet taps Keywords: ethernet hardware Message-ID: Date: 5 Aug 88 20:23:39 GMT References: <437@mitisft.Convergent.COM> <5088@zodiac.UUCP> Reply-To: latzko@hardees.rutgers.edu (Alexander Latzko) Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 24 In article <5088@zodiac.UUCP> jshelton@ads.com (John L. Shelton) writes: >In article <437@mitisft.Convergent.COM> andrew@mitisft.Convergent.COM (Andrew Knutsen) writes: >> >> We're re-doing our building ethernets, and the issue has come up >>of what the best thing is to do to a yellow cable after a tapped transceiver >>is removed. The choices seem to be: >>... > >Either leave the tap, if you suspect you might re-use it someday, or >remove the tap, and wrap the ethernet with electrical tape. We have >never had a problem with doing either. > >=John= We add one more wrinkle to removal of taps. carefully dehair the hole and spread some silicone sealer into the tap hole and the pricks made by the sides. After it has a chance to set either wrap it in electrical tape or wrap it with heat shrink tape for a protective cover. cheers /S* latzko@rutgers.edu {backbone}!rutgers!latzko