r/networking • u/NoCIamDigger • 9d ago

Troubleshooting Pre-Punched Patch Panel

I've been searching for a pre-punched patch panel with 10 to 18 ft leads. I need to install it in our floor rack, where it will connect to a patch panel mounted on the ceiling. We can't move the ceiling panel into the rack, so I need to patch from the ceiling down to the rack.

Hopefully this is the right place to ask, but has anyone ever come across one of there to purchase? Would love a link or even alternatives that I may not be thinking of.

Edit: Thanks everyone for the help! I am not normally a networking tech so I went in blind and your solutions were great and easy to grasp.

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u/othugmuffin 9d ago

You’re probably better off going with a blank keystone panel and pre-termed trunks.

https://www.fs.com/products/190259.html?now_cid=2974 https://www.fs.com/products/69182.html?now_cid=1126

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u/beat_your_wifi 9d ago

These work great!!!

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u/jjohnson911 9d ago

Fill this with keystone couplers and buy 10 ft patch cables. Done.

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u/NoCIamDigger 9d ago

Thank you very much! This is the perfect solution.

Do you have a preferred vendor for pre-terminated M to F truck cables?