You wrote: "Out of curiousity, are inline couplers with punchdown blocks the norm?"
IMHO No, at least when used to "extend" a data cable run...simply because, once you use them (no matter if the total cable run length is less than 90 meters threshold), you will lose any Cat.5E/Cat.6 cabling certification eventually obtained on that cabling...
IMHO No, at least when used to "extend" a data cable run...simply because, once you use them (no matter if the total cable run length is less than 90 meters threshold), you will lose any Cat.5E/Cat.6 cabling certification eventually obtained on that cabling...