>should CAT 5 cable testers be considered a necessity when installing >fast ethernet cables?
???!!! That's like asking "should I make sure the guy who cuts my hair passed the course?" i.e. does it really matter? Guess it depends on the haircut you want.... ;-) My opinion, though... Try the cable at 100Mbps - if it works... its certified.... Using a decent cable tester, you can get a few dozen pages of stats on various cable properties; however, I've never found it all too useful - if I'm installing the cable myself. If I'm paying someone to install the cable for me, I usually try to get the stats as part of a guarantee.... Later, Kevin Traas -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
