![Why doesn't everyone put patch panels interleaved with switches? So much neater, much shorter cables. : r/cablefail Why doesn't everyone put patch panels interleaved with switches? So much neater, much shorter cables. : r/cablefail](https://external-preview.redd.it/9OTvqo-UNEjM0Mo6zTVKhnzKMRGyqVfvOOzutcRWyf0.jpg?auto=webp&s=0ced8596300be142815c2a8d6f588dac4f8e0721)
Why doesn't everyone put patch panels interleaved with switches? So much neater, much shorter cables. : r/cablefail
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networking - What is the proper way to connect cables from a patch panel to a switch when you have more ports on the patch panel than on the switch? - Server Fault
![A data switch with a patch panel, an Ethernet router and an uninterruptible power supply in a telecommunications rack. Stock Photo | Adobe Stock A data switch with a patch panel, an Ethernet router and an uninterruptible power supply in a telecommunications rack. Stock Photo | Adobe Stock](https://as1.ftcdn.net/v2/jpg/05/56/22/12/1000_F_556221241_7AXWKNqJgPbZ9lQ1Oh24zHZNcLRROQ5V.jpg)
A data switch with a patch panel, an Ethernet router and an uninterruptible power supply in a telecommunications rack. Stock Photo | Adobe Stock
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