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Re: RoboRio Ethernet Connection Through Hub

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Originally Posted by GreyingJay View Post
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Originally Posted by Mark McLeod
use the radio port closest to the radio power connector (just a strong suggestion).
What is the reasoning behind this suggestion?
When you zip tie the two cables together for support, they start out more or less next to each other. If you use the other port, it's farther away and you end up with a sharper bend to your first zip tie.

FIRST is trying to eliminate points of failure in the primary systems. A length of working CAT5 cable is unlikely to stop working in a match. Two lengths and a powered switch have more possible fail points.
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