On 04/05/2017 01:25 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > I think this cable tester was only designed to work with passive > receiver (that came with it) on the other end. > Using active part with switch doesn't give meaningful reading, it only > confirm that that are no broken wires inside. >
It is possible to damage a switch port by hooking one of the cheap testers directly to one of the switch ports, just a warning. The testers that actually do speed certification testing are safe. If the tester you have only has LEDs to indicate continuity don't hook it up to a switch port! Dan
