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While this is an obvious/facepalm miss, the protective boot is not a part of the RJ45 specification and is not required for the cable to function in any way. It's only there to protect the plastic tab from being bent/breaking too easily.
In a data center environment, that's less of a concern, as it's just more unnecessary waste/space taken up as well. Most cut the protective boot off or buy cables without, because that boot gets in the way of more than just this router design.
Again, while facepalmy, this isn't as bad as it seems at first glance.
The protective boot is still quite useful in a data center environment. It makes it so much easier to pull the cable without it getting stuck absolutely everywhere.
I believe it wasn't even on all of them