# IT Tool kit? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 4, 2008, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-tool-kit/54342 "2008-09-04T06:11:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-tool-kit/54342/1 "2008-09-04T06:11:57Z")
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. Anyone have any other items to add? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-tool-kit/54342/2 "2008-09-04T06:16:21Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 6:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-tool-kit/54342/3 "2008-09-04T06:26:24Z")
1-800-dell business card. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 6:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-tool-kit/54342/4 "2008-09-04T06:45:21Z")
It all depends on the scope of work. If you cover everything from patching to the systems themselves then A console cable to every device on the network. Laptop with serial port (you wouldnt think how hard it is to get this from some IT departments) Cross over cable At least 1 GB Jump Drive Crimper tool Fluke Networks Link Runner Spare 5 , 7, and 14’ patch cords Digital toner (analog ones suck in datacenters) External hard drive (~100 GB is more than fine Basic tools (screwdriver, wire cutters, wire stripper) Vendor contact numbers if you outsource any hardware or work Maps of cabling and room locations taped in the network closets on each floor Also, if you do a lot of hardware mounting: POWER SCREW DRIVER or DRILL is a godsend on long installs ---
**Author:** ![RedrRocket](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redrrocket/32/7193_2.png) [@RedrRocket](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedrRocket)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-tool-kit/54342/5 "2008-09-04T11:51:04Z")
![http://www.lasplash.com/uploads/gift_guide/roundup_0000000000003223_image_01.jpg](http://www.lasplash.com/uploads/gift_guide/roundup_0000000000003223_image_01.jpg) amazing driver. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-tool-kit/54342/6 "2008-09-04T11:56:27Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-tool-kit/54342/7 "2008-09-04T12:31:21Z")
> [@boxxa](#): > > Laptop with serial port (you wouldnt think how hard it is to get this from some IT departments) ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-tool-kit/54342/8 "2008-09-04T12:34:32Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > 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. Don’t you have some tanks of nitrogen to go fill or something? :blah: ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-tool-kit/54342/9 "2008-09-04T12:35:32Z")
> [@LZ](#): > 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. ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-tool-kit/54342/10 "2008-09-04T15:30:35Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-tool-kit/54342/11 "2008-09-04T15:31:34Z")
> [@ryanmcell](#): > > 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. :word: There was a time I carried all sorts of crap…Now I have 3 cables and my laptop in backpack… ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-tool-kit/54342/12 "2008-09-04T15:36:22Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > :word: > > There was a time I carried all sorts of crap…Now I have 3 cables and my laptop in backpack… Agreed, I do carry an ethernet cable with me, a USB - Serial, and a regular usb cable for my Blackberry/Bluetooth headset to charge and thats it. ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-tool-kit/54342/13 "2008-09-04T15:39:00Z")
20k in usb dongles mac laptop with software that uses the 20k in software dongles lots of stuff from wiebetech ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-tool-kit/54342/14 "2008-09-04T18:26:15Z")
> [@ryanmcell](#): > > Agreed, I do carry an ethernet cable with me, a USB - Serial, and a regular usb cable for my Blackberry/Bluetooth headset to charge and thats it. 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. ---
**Author:** ![sureshot007](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot007/32/7345_2.png) [@sureshot007](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot007)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-tool-kit/54342/15 "2008-09-04T19:46:21Z")
I just have a 16GB jump drive with all my software on it. And a pocket knife.