A group of sockets used to manually connect incoming and outgoing lines together in communications and electronic systems. Using short patch cords, one end is plugged into an "in" line and the other ...

Sorry for a possibly dumb question. So I'm getting ready to wire my house up for gigabit in the next few days, and one guide I came across mentioned a patch panel being optional. That got me trying to ...

In some previous threads about cabling, I saw that many people put a patch panel or even a switch into a server cabinet. My question is, where? Front? Back? Jacks facing in or out? If using a switch ...