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Punch-down tool for installing Ethernet cabling? Oh, there are jacks that do not require punch-down tools. But don’t bother. They are much more difficult to use than the traditional punch-down tool install method.

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Beware of brand incompatibility between punch-down tools, though. Not all blades are the same length.

  • However, there are interchangable blade punchdown tools.