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 <dpchr...@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).
