If you were a systems administrator, what kind of tool kits would you want to have?
I’m not talking about software, but hardware.
Screwdrivers, Tone out kits, etc…
Every company I work for seems to have a different idea of what is a good kit to have.
My kit includes:
USB floppy drive,
2 X 4GB USB flash drive,
160GB External hard drive,
several spare patch cables,
Cisco cable,
screwdriver kit with torx wrench and precision tools,
tone-out cable finder,
RJ-45 cable tester,
spare PCI NIC,
RJ-45 and RJ-11 crimper tool with ends for both,
A CD Kit with sorted software tools and media,
A little bag of random computer case screws.
Cisco Cable
Null Model Cable(Nortel switches and random other ish)
Serial Cable(HP Switches)
Cross over cables
Screwdriver set
USB Jump drive for porn…
I don’t really fuck with PC/wiring issues anymore so I have no need for the other stuff.
Wow. You geeks are hardcore. I was expecting like ovaltine, belt full of cell phones and beepers, contact solution, and the biggest ipod on the market.
Ya I know. But I would prefer carrying around only a laptop with a serial port. My last company wanted to get everyone IBMs and the micro dells so we had to carry that thing around all the time. Being a network engineer, I need to have a serial port built in for ease of use.
So far everything listed, but I don’t really “carry” any of it around, we just order a bunch of each and keep 1 or 2 at each site. Makes travel lighter and easier.
Ya. These tools I have access to but when I go do work I only have a cross over cable, patch cord, second ac adapter for my laptop so I dont need to bring the one at my desk, and a usb cable to charge my phone if needed.
