A simple problem

[spooforbrains.livejournal.com]

Which I hope I can succinctly illustrate with the following diagram:



Why is it that I am unable to get the office manager (who is responsible for ensuring that the new desks and associated equipment are properly installed - and, indeed, labelled) to grasp this issue, in TEN MINUTES worth of discussion?

Argh!

Comments

[azurelunatic]

...ow.

Ow.

Could be worse, though...

A simple solution?

[bothunter.livejournal.com]

Buy 4 different colors of network cable. Tell your office manager that each computer must be a different color.

If you want to amuse yourself, tell him that the colors indicate the cable frequency and you can't have two cables on the same frequency or they'll interfere with each other.