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My laptop has no DB9 serial port!

December 7, 2008 by Craig Haynie

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This is a common problem these days. Almost all Cisco networking equipment is configured using a serial console cable (usually the 72-3383-01 DB9 to RJ45 cable) but most new laptops (and even workstations) no longer have a DB9 serial port.

The solution is a USB to Serial adapter. With the USB to DB9 serial adapter and a standard Cisco console cable (72-3383-01) you essentially have a “USB Console Cable“.

Every Sys Admin should have one of these in their laptop bag right next to their “Late Night Server Migration Survival Kit” (the “just right size” bag of M&M’s we include with every order of course)

Filed Under: Product Guides & FAQ's, Technology Explained Tagged With: 72-3383-01, Cisco, console cable, DB9 to RJ45, Laptop, M&M's, USB to Serial. USB Console Cable

CablesAndKits now carries entire Kendall Howard product line

December 6, 2008 by Craig Haynie

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CablesAndKits.com is pleased to announce that we now offer the entire Kendall Howard product lineup to our customers. [Read more…] about CablesAndKits now carries entire Kendall Howard product line

Filed Under: CablesAndKits.com News Tagged With: Kendall Howard, LAN Workstations, Rack, Rack Shelves

Just how fast does email travel?

December 6, 2008 by Craig Haynie

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I recently found myself traveling 95 MPH on an access road here in Atlanta, zooming by all the folks going much slower on the interstate to my left. While percentage wise this was not a great deal faster than I usually travel I realized that it sure felt much faster (which was exhilarating but that’s beside the point).

That got me to thinking (for some strange reason) about the speed in which email and other web traffic travels. Most people (including myself up to that point) have never given it a lot of thought so I decided to crunch a few numbers and explain it relative to something we are all very familiar with; driving. [Read more…] about Just how fast does email travel?

Filed Under: Technology Explained Tagged With: email, speed

A Guide to LED patch panels

December 6, 2008 by Craig Haynie

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Few people label (or desire to label) all the ports of their patch panels. The result is you having NO clue what cable goes where. If you are lucky you know which ones are connected to something and which ones are not.

I used to be in the same position myself at our old building. I had a normal patch panel and a bad habit of not labeling (or remembering) which cable went where. When a new workstation was added it was quite frustrating  for me to have to figure out what port on the patch panel went to that data port at the workstation so I could connect it to the data switch. [Read more…] about A Guide to LED patch panels

Filed Under: Product Guides & FAQ's, Technology Explained Tagged With: cat5e, cat6, Ethernet, LED Patch Panels, Workstation

CablesAndKits.com gets a blog!

December 6, 2008 by Craig Haynie

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The day has finally come. The brand spanking new CablesAndKits.com blog went live yesterday (Friday December the 5th, 2008). [Read more…] about CablesAndKits.com gets a blog!

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