if i'm not careful when i open my door, the ethernet cable, supposed to be in the gap under the door, moves into a position where closing the door will pinch it (figure 1). i think i could solve that problem while keeping the cable close to the wall by using two little command hooks (figure 2)

@monorail i think the loop in between the command hooks could still twist itself into the bad position in figure 1

something like one of these <https://www.mcmaster.com/products/cable-thresholds/> might work better

@zwol hmm maybe. i'm hoping to keep the part that's between the hooks as short as possible so it can't droop, but we'll see i guess haha

@monorail if you put a third hook right at the hinge that might help

@zwol yeah i was thinking that too. even a little higher maybe

@monorail also one on the other side of the door so the segment that goes under the door can't shift to the side

@monorail actually wait a sec. the cable shouldn't be tacked to the door at all, because then it'll get bent every time you open or close the door and eventually that will damage the wires just like if it gets smashed between the door and the wall.

instead, in your figure 2, have it go down to the floor from the hook on the wall, proceed under the door tightly wrapped around the doorframe (gaffer tape will hold it there) and then come back up onto the wall on the far side

@zwol oh true i don't want to damage the cable, good call..

@zwol i wonder if i could get away with something like this on both sides of the door. have the hook upside down so it's preventing the cable from moving up

@zwol these hooks happen to be the perfect size to hold onto the cable with a kind of press fit, so they don't need gravity to keep it in place. which is why i think having them upside down might work

@monorail this happened to me all the time I just taped it into the corner #Boss

@sierra i don't want to tape stuff to the walls if possible, landlord might not be pleased

@monorail floor, not wall, but fair enough. go hooks girl