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[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Just saying, this is not the fault of a single engineer but of a whole company that didn't think "try all common cable types" should be a required testing step before a network switch goes into mass production.

[–] straightjorkin@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Cisco is where good engineering goes to die.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You don't have to test every cable boot. Just have a design guide that says "Don't put buttons above or below ports."

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That can be difficult to accomplish...

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Looks like they learnt and made a recess for the buttons.

And it's not in the center of the port. It's in between two ports where a boot should never be in the way.

[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 2 points 1 day ago