I'm already doing that, but it doesn't help to verify things like near end crosstalk, insertion loss, etc. etc. etc.
It's just a 'everything is fine' vs 'what does the cable look like' test. On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 7:09 AM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: > The best cable tester I've found is iPerf. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Forrest Christian (List Account)" <[email protected]> > *To: *"af" <[email protected]> > *Sent: *Saturday, February 13, 2016 8:02:30 AM > *Subject: *[AFMUG] Gigabit "cable validator" which validates *through* > a Gigabit 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 > [email protected] | 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 [email protected] | http://www.packetflux.com <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> <http://twitter.com/@packetflux>
