On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Michael Chaney <mdcha...@michaelchaney.com>wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 1:15 PM, Chris McQuistion > <cmcquist...@watkins.edu> wrote: > > No idea on the quality, but the price is right ($3 with free shipping) > > > http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/41811/network-cable-tester-rj11-rj12-rj45-ns468 > > I have what's likely an older model of that - bought over 10 years > ago. It will tell you if the wires are connected in the proper order, > but it's possible your cable won't work due to interference or other > such issues. A tester to determine that was a few hundred dollars > when I last looked. > > That said, I've never had a cable not work at 100MHz or GHz speed that > I made myself, and I custom make all networking cables that I use > here. > I had a cable tester and it was nothing but a continuity tester (like this one) an I have never had a problem with any cable that tested correctly, but I was not pushing the boundaries on the specification. One hint to everyone, if you are going to buy pre-made cables and need one "now" The HomeDepot caries them cheaply and I have not had any problems with them. Lowes on the other hand are expensive. Andy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en
