Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 30 Dec 2002 21:22:54 -0500 (EST) | From | Bill Davidsen <> | Subject | Re: OT: Which Gigabit ethernet card? |
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On Fri, 27 Dec 2002, John Bradford wrote:
> > Well, if all else fails, you could always pick up a cable > > tester. They can tell you lots of nifty stuff, like data transfer > > quality as well as pinout. Good for the less obvious cable problems, > > like a broken strand. > > If you have a spare double RJ-45 wallplate, you could make a > wallmounted cable tester, with some LEDs and a 9v battery.
I would hope a decent cable tester would test for effects at useful frequency. The frequency of a battery is too low to reveal some problems.
-- bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com> CTO, TMR Associates, Inc Doing interesting things with little computers since 1979.
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