File talk:Fiber optics (FiOS) box.jpg

This image is a good example of an improperly terminated Ethernet cable. That cable is asking for trouble, whether it be ethernet crosstalk or interference from the AC POTS Lines.


 * As someone with a computer networking education (Cisco Networking Academy plus some community college classes), I agree that the gray cable sheath should really end inside the clear plastic plug. Jason McHuff (talk) 07:47, 21 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I also came here to complain about that Ethernet cable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.181.191.216 (talk) 03:06, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I came here for the same reasons, i took computer networking at the Swedish "gymnasiet" (college prep for you English-speakers), one of the first things we learned was how to terminate an ethernet cable properly.. This one just screams wrong! Backeby (talk) 04:05, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

I hoped who ever took the picture fixed that cable. It's so terrible it screams at Network Techs. Sonar610 (talk) 20:09, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

It's likely that that ethernet cable is actually causing problems already, resulting in lots of packet retransmissions. As long as FiOS access speeds are max 50mbps, half the packets could be retransmitted between the customer's router and this fios box and it wouldn't even be noticed. That's not to say it shouldn't be fixed, as it probably causes lots of crosstalk specifically when the user is uploading and downloading at the same time, since the untwisted rx and tx pairs would crosstalk easily. Benklop (talk) 15:23, 5 May 2009 (UTC)