the connector is the network

[Dave Brown]

If you are suffering from the common "Ethernet drop-cable fell off"
problem, look at the cable-end to see if a flat and lock washer are under
the **head** of the bolts which the clip clips onto.

These "improvements" were not part of the orig. spec, but insead were
added to help keep the bolts from falling off.  Regrettable, they change
designed depth of penetration of the connector, and so cause **it** to
fall off...

  This looks like:

------+
      |    
      |       +----+
      |       +-  -+  
      |        |  |
      |      +--  --+
      |      |      |  funny bolt-head for clip
      |      |      |
      |    ------------
      |    ------------ redundant washers
      |    ------------
      +------------------------+
                               | body of plug
                               |
                               |
-------------------------------+
           ------------ non-redundant washers
           ------------
             |      |   securing nut on bolt-end
             |      |

If you throw away the redundant washers, the plug can go all te REST of
the way into the socket, making better mechanical and electrical contact,
adn improving both signal quality and resistance to being bumped out.

--dave
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