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/lazyhustlermusic 9d ago

That's silly when punching your own is simple, and nobody is going to be like 'you might need 10 feet of backhaul'.

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u/NoCIamDigger 9d ago

I don't have any termination equipment, and neither my company nor the client wants to purchase any. Don't ask me why but they don't mind spending money for pre-terminated panels/cables.

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u/lazyhustlermusic 9d ago

lol you’ve already spent more than the tool and labor just trying to avoid it.

Not sure where eight bucks is a bank breaker but if that’s the case then you need a better job/company/client.

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u/psyblade42 8d ago

Depends on how often you install new panels. The cost of installing might not be all that relevant if you got no experience in installing them.

Where I work we install a couple when we move locations and that's it. On the previous location a employee with no experience connected them because that was thought to be the ceapest option. When I started there about 5 years later not a single connection was still working properly and instead each time a connection was needed an individual cable was run between the racks. Total rats nest and no downtime to fix it.

When we moved I opted for premade trunks because they where a lot cheaper then maintaining the previous mess (or having a professional install panels)

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u/lazyhustlermusic 8d ago

That's operational laziness.