Thanks Tony,
I actually took the time to look up the proper cabling technique (three twist per inch no mor than 1/3" untwisted and asked our wiring guru at work to critic my "Sample patch" Jack- to-plug scheme and he said I was a bit OCD on the twist (overkill) but that it looked fine (wanted to hire me!). I'm gonna borrow the $5K network connection tester today and really see whatup tonight. The cable is Cat 6 (marketing ploy?) certified and exactly what we use here at the office (400+ Computers so that shouldnt be the issue....Hopefully some solutions tonight, at least more info