Re: Need advice for a wall-mounted patch panel for home network

["J. Clarke" <jclarke.usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

BIOSMonkey wrote:

> I am finishing my basement and need some advice about terminating the
> network feeds from around the house.
>
> I initially was going to bring them all into a square wiring box, but
> realized that since I would be actually making the connections via
> switches and routers that are outside the box (on shelves) the square
> panel is not really needed.
>
> What I am looking for is some sort of rack mountable patch panel that is
> 16"
> wide so it will go between the studs in the wall.  The panel itself would
> slide/disconnect from the rack for wiring, but the rack itself mounts
> permanently between the studs so the drywall can be cut around it.
>
> Does something like this exist?

Cheap way would be to use a standard 19" patch panel and stand it on
end--run some blocking to support it.

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