From: Jim Doyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 1. I have an external usb hard disk drive I would like to format using > linux. The drive has a fat32 system on it now and I would like to > formatit for linux and windows. I will bring a laptop and the drive > to the > meeting. > > 2. (O.T. maybe) I have a 1000 feet of Cat 5e cable I won on "The Price > is Right" and I would like to test it from end to end. Can I put a > RJ45on each end and use "YOUR" tester (at the meeting) to test it. > I don't > have the connectors or the tester. I have always wanted to see a > testerin action.
1. Just leave it all FAT32, then both windows and linux can read AND write to it without problems. 2. Good cable tester can test wiring and broadband usability for a cable. BUT, since limit is 100meters/~300 feet, you're WAY over that, I suspect, but don't know positively that a tester can verify that length for xxbaseT connections. You could do continuity and shorts testing with a regular volt meter. Why would you doubt the capabilities of the cable, isn't it new in a box, labelled Cat 5e? That specifies it's capabilities. Testing is usually for home made cables, or cables within walls, etc. for problems. Rich -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
