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benjojo posted 08 Jan 2026 16:54 +0000

Located maybe the most hostile environments I've seen with my own eyes for a multimode patch panel, covered in decades of subway grime. Bonus points for the ADSL modem from a ISP very long gone

A network cabinet inside with a Ethernet switch and optical fiber patch panels in it. Many labels say Holborn, everything is covered in black or grey dust

KHoos@infosec.exchan.. replied 08 Jan 2026 17:08 +0000
in reply to: https://benjojo.co.uk/u/benjojo/h/9hC845FV5Kt48Y54vy

@benjojo I love the "This item has been identified as being critical to the operation of the Railway" sticker.

Looks like there is a phone handset hiding in there. I wonder what you would look like if you ever pressed that to your ear. The fans of the active equipment in there must be clogging too. Any change would need a very thorough cleaning first although I doubt the switch can be rescued.