I’m planning on a 22u rack in this space and was wondering how folks typically connect the CAT6 cables in this panel. Would you drill a hole at the bottom of the door and pull all the cables out, or take off the door entirely and have the rack in front of it?

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    1 year ago

    Treat the home network panel as another rack.

    Get a patch panel in the server rack and then run a bundle of cables from there to the network panel and plug into a patch panel there.

    Neatly tie the cables with velcro cable ties, or cable ties (but that’s less fashionable these days). I’d buy pre-made, others would custom make them to the perfect length to make it prettier

    Look at r/cableporn for inspiration, lacing a bundle of cables can be a beautiful thing.