Repair a Broken Ethernet Plug with Zip Ties

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We’ve all been there at some point, you’ve got a perfectly functional Ethernet cord that somewhere along the line had its tab broken off. Don’t buy a new one or re-terminate the cord. Fix it with zip ties.

While we’re no stranger making our own Ethernet cables—you can probably find a few RJ-45 connectors hanging out with the dust bunnies under our work bench—sometimes it’s not convenient or you don’t have the tools to strip an Ethernet cable, strip and reposition the pairs, and re-terminate it. It’s an even bigger annoyance when the only reason you find yourself having to do it is a missing plastic tab on the connector plug.

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