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Even in a VoIP environment, I'd look at color-coding the patch cables...Most of the VoIP installs I've seen use either a seperate switch for the voice, or have seperate ports on a switch set up on their own VLAN. I'll not EVEN say anything that gets the "VoIP Vs. copper" thread going! :)

I'm looking at page 2-67 of the Anixter "Communications Products 2004" catalog, where it lists "Systimax 525" cords. These are factory terminated, and rated cat 5. If I hadn't noticed them while looking for something else, I'd have also said that they didn't exist. Wonder how they managed...

Probably induction. Cabling is acting as an antenna and your probe is sensitive enough to pick it up. It most likely won't affect your data. Might not hurt to make sure that anything of yours that comes with a ground lug is well bonded.

I'm doing it on a 25-pr CAT 5 cable for about 180 feet. Using Circa terminals and standard 5-pin modules. FWIW, running several T1 circuits over T1-rated exchange cables, same terminals and protector modules, all working fine with lengths over 300 feet.

When/if you get to the point where you need to hook up AUX power to an attendent's console, look twice before you punch it! If you short one of the AUX power pairs off of the AUX card, you may find yourself eplaining why you had to re-boot the switch.