The Electrician Knew Best....

[PBComputer]

So yesterday I was in the office, just winding down for the day when I get a call from a customer, they had an electrician in fitting 3 x 3 phase power and 3 x single phase power. They had a network cable from the house to a switch half way, then another switch at the far end. They installed the first network cable. and I punched it down and it worked. Until the electrcican came and installed the new power cables, they also can a new network cable as (mine was wrong, according to the electrician/sparky)

He decides to run the new network cable (it was CAT5 STP) right next to the 6 x power lines going to the other buildings. GREAT!

Then says it does not matter how you punch down as long as its the same each end. (it wasn't)

So I went got it all tested, every socket was wrong on the network. So fix all that, and test, they have interent in the far workshop, I's only then I discover it's 197m!!! in one run. Not ideal. But it's working and they will sort it when it goes wrong again.

He claims it would be fine how he installed it, even the customer questioned running it next to the power cables, to be told "It'll be reet." (It will be alright)

If there was line of sigh I would use some Ubiquiti networking gear and make it all wireless but I can't

 

[gadgetfixup]

Too many cooks in the kitchen spoil the stew. When a customer brings in another talent, we typically step out of the picture until they cry help.

One recent incident involved MS Exchange Server (MS Hosted) just started blackholing a clients emails (all of them). Two accounts, all emails disappearing. No bounces, just gone. They contacted MS directly and after MS had them in the hamster squirrel cage for a week without resolution they called us for help. Two emails to MS explaining the errors of their diagnosis and demanding they pass the incident up at least another level of support the issue was resolved. Client emailed thanking us and said I guess the construction business isn't the only profession full of of dolts. They sell homes and deal with incompetence by contractors all the time I gathered.

 

[jzukerman]

Does sparkie realize that STP needs to be bonded to earth ground at one end? Are STP keystones or 8p8c end connectors used on both ends?

 

[wardoursecure]

Got to love those cable chuckers I mean electricians

 

[AndyM]

Got to love those cable chuckers I mean electricians

Yep. I know may too many sparky's that think they know everything 'because it's a cable.' Fortunately, I know a couple of really good electricians that realise that they know electrical, not networking and so call me for the networking

Andy

 

[wardoursecure]

One local to me used to work for a data cabling company flatly refuses to touch it and leaves it to me, mainly because he is so busy but also just doesn't want obe involved in it

 

[YeOldeStonecat]

I hate hearing that an electrician ran data cables....right away I'll expect things to be wrong.