On Sunday, December 23, 2018 02:50:34 PM David Christensen wrote:
On 12/23/18 2:02 AM, Curt wrote:
On 2018-12-22, David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> wrote:
1. Test and verify your network cables:
https://www.idealnetworks.net/us/en/products/cable-testing/copper-testin
g/cable-verifiers-linkmaster.aspx
I think in my particular home situation I'd rather just replace my 10
dollar ethernet cable with a new one (or swap in a new one to see if it
makes some appreciable difference) than purchase an $80 device to test
whether it's failing or not (in which former case I'd then be out $90,
which is a real nice load of money).
If you own a continuity tester or multimeter, you could build a pair of
RJ-45 jacks with pigtails for a few dollars and use those to test your
cables.
Wow, for $80 I would have expected something that would measure dB loss and
maybe even a time domain reflectometer (well, maybe not that).
I have seen those continuity type testers on ebay for under $10 (the test sets
with two devices, both with RJ-45 jacks, you plug the ends of the cable into
those (one at each end of the cable), and then the "master device" tells you
whether the pairs are connected properly and there is continuity).