Help with my 2950 switch

djhss68djhss68 Member Posts: 205
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I got a 2950 off eBay and there are these blue plastic thingies blocking the RJ-45 jacks. I have no idea how to get them out. Any ideas?
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  • ULWizULWiz Member Posts: 722
    Not sure what these thingies are but can you post a photo it might help.
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  • Miikey87Miikey87 Member Posts: 65 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Probably some kind of protecting cover.

    I would hate to hear that some1 decided to putty up the jacks and sell off the switch!
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  • djhss68djhss68 Member Posts: 205
    They're the dust plugs or whatever you call them. I only have 4 ports w/o them. The rest are plugged. I imagine you need a special tool to remove them, of which I don't have. I took a needle nose to a coupe of them and managed to manhandle them out of there but I don't want to bust my switch doing this.
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  • pitviperpitviper Member Posts: 1,376 ■■■■■■■□□□
    I've never seen dust covers - Can you post a pic?> Hopefully the ports underneath are operational - We used to cut the plugs off of patch cables and leave them in dead ports to prevent them form being used in the future.
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  • djhss68djhss68 Member Posts: 205
    Well it doesn't matter now since I just took some needle nose pliers and a tiny flathead and basically ripped and pried them out. Took quite a bit of force too. I don't have a pic but they are basically blue plugs with no outer tab to remove them. I wonder if the jerk who sold it to me put them in there before shipping it out. icon_rolleyes.gificon_rolleyes.gificon_rolleyes.gif
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  • kalebkspkalebksp Member Posts: 1,033 ■■■■■□□□□□
    Are they like these? Lanloc Kit - RJ-45 (20 Lanlocs)
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  • TalicTalic Member Posts: 423
    Those are expensive for a little cheap piece of plastic.

    Also try to invest in a digital camera djhss68 :)
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  • djhss68djhss68 Member Posts: 205
    Yes, kale they are similar to those, but beefier.

    Yeah Talic, a camera might be a wise investment considering all the help I'll probably be seeking from these forums with my new cisco gear. icon_lol.gif
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  • TalicTalic Member Posts: 423
    djhss68 wrote: »
    Yeah Talic, a camera might be a wise investment considering all the help I'll probably be seeking from these forums with my new cisco gear. icon_lol.gif

    Well not just cisco gear, I've had times come up when I wanted to post a picture of something and I find having a camera in reach is nice to have.

    Selling stuff comes to mind, people always like pictures of something they are looking to buy and you get monies in return :)

    I'm probably a bit bias to having a camera though, I'm a bit interested in it as a hobby but never got around to it. IT and school is enough for now.
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