Well I could tell you what to buy with an unlimited budget ;)
On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 9:32 AM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > Once you figure it out, please let me know. > > *From:* Forrest Christian (List Account) <li...@packetflux.com> > *Sent:* Saturday, February 13, 2016 7:02 AM > *To:* af <af@afmug.com> > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Gigabit "cable validator" which validates *through* > aGigabit PoE Injector? > > Ok, everyone..... > > I'm looking for one or more Gigabit Ethernet testers to test product with > which will actually test (signal-wise) a gigabit link for spec > conformance.... The catch? It has to work with a gigabit injector in the > middle, since it's really about testing the injector's performance instead > of a cable. > > Most of the gigabit cable validators I've seen will completely refuse to > run the signal validation tests on a cable which doesn't pass electrical > continuity. Unfortunately, once you insert a gigabit injector the cable > electrically looks like all 4 pairs are shorted, and there isn't any > continuity to the far end. > > Does anyone have a CAT5 cable tester which works *through* a PoE? Or are > willing to test theirs on a (unpowered) injector to see what happens? > > -- > *Forrest Christian* *CEO**, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* > Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 > forre...@imach.com | http://www.packetflux.com > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> > <http://twitter.com/@packetflux> > > -- *Forrest Christian* *CEO**, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 forre...@imach.com | http://www.packetflux.com <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> <http://twitter.com/@packetflux>
