From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 30 19:46:23 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46B6C16A4CE for ; Wed, 30 Jun 2004 19:46:23 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.mi.celestial.com (dagney.celestial.com [192.136.111.7]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1882243D41 for ; Wed, 30 Jun 2004 19:46:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bill@celestial.com) Received: by mail.mi.celestial.com (Postfix, from userid 203) id 5D04711EA48; Wed, 30 Jun 2004 12:46:10 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 12:46:10 -0700 From: Bill Campbell To: Kevin Stevens , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040630194610.GD35976@alexis.mi.celestial.com> Mail-Followup-To: Kevin Stevens , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <40DDA5EF.9090703@wcborstel.nl> <20040626194417.22752.qmail@gandalf.online.bg> <20040630174607.GA54215@quark.cs.earlham.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040630174607.GA54215@quark.cs.earlham.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Subject: Re: OT: Cable management X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd@celestial.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 19:46:23 -0000 On Wed, Jun 30, 2004, Skylar Thompson wrote: >On Sat, Jun 26, 2004 at 01:38:55PM -0700, Kevin Stevens wrote: >> >> If you're new to cable management, remember to tag both ends of the >> cables BEFORE running them through any conduit. Once they get bundled >> together in any way, that's all you have to go by. > >If you do get into a situation where you don't know which cable is which, >you can always tone them. It's a PITA and works best wiht two people, but >it works. It's not a bad idea to have a toner on hand, because even labeled >cables can run into trouble. The ink might rub off, or you might >accidentally cut off some excess slack without relableling. A pair of cheap walkie-talkies can also be invaluable for toning out cables unless you love shouting. Bill -- INTERNET: bill@Celestial.COM Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC UUCP: camco!bill PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 URL: http://www.celestial.com/ ``It's time to feed the hogs'' -- Unintended Consequences