[geeks] Ethernet cable tester

Phil Stracchino phil.stracchino at speakeasy.net
Tue Nov 28 20:51:09 CST 2006


Bill Bradford wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 28, 2006 at 09:43:57PM -0500, Phil Stracchino wrote:
>> Anyone have any recommendations/suggestions for a moderately priced, but
>> good, Ethernet cable tester?
> 
> Are you just looking for continuity, or fancy stuff?

I'd like to be able to detect crossed pairs as well as open ones, and to
quickly check whether an unmarked cable is straight-through or crossover.



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