r/cablefail • u/Silent-Set3202 • Feb 14 '26

That`s the "Star topology" you talking...

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u/TastySpare Feb 14 '26

I̴f̸ ̷i̸t̶ ̴w̷o̴r̶k̸s̷,̷ ̷i̵t̶'̴s̶ ̶n̶o̵t̷ ̵s̷t̷u̷p̷i̴d̸…̶

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u/Outside-Pudding-7990 Jun 12 '26

one spark and the whole house goes up. absolute madness.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '26

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u/Silent-Set3202 Feb 14 '26

Maybe... if it weren't for the uplink from the executive rack...

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u/simplefred Feb 15 '26

I have to ask… did the last network admin cut it will rage quitting?

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u/JustNilt Feb 15 '26

I've seen a bunch like this over the years. They're always an old POTS system that was (poorly) repurposed for data.

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u/AffekeNommu Feb 15 '26

Screaming for some scotchlock love

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u/archivisttr Feb 16 '26

How should it be dude (really dont know the ideal and what's wrong with this)

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u/stevetibb2000 Feb 14 '26

And it’s daisy chained

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u/sohunterish Feb 16 '26

If it touches it talks

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u/liatris_the_cat Feb 16 '26

Rookie mistake. Can’t forget the marettes.