You are going to hear alot about Fluke, of course... I used a tester from a company called Test-Um, which I just found out was purchased by JDSU. The TestUm won't validate Cat-5e or Cat-6, but it will give you a good diagnosis of the problem for a fraction of the Fluke's price.
What kind of wire are you installing? Do you need to guarantee Cat-6a or Cat-5e compatibility? If you're having bad crimps, maybe you should look at a new crimper? The usual questions about using solid cable with stranded RJ-54 ends apply, but I suspect you're doing that correctly. --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Phillip Partipilo [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:59:23 -0700 Subject: Cable tester suggestion > I've got a basic cable tester that essentially just tests continuity and > polarity. Every now and then, during our rollout of entire-office gigabit, > there is a line that performs like crap. This cheap tester makes the > connection look fine, when, after a re-crimp, it obviously is not. I know > more sophisticated testers exist, that might indicate a small short, > crosstalk, interference, reflections, a partial-crimp causing resistance, > etc. > > If any of you use and/or have used such a tester, what would you recommend? > > > Phillip Partipilo > Parametric Solutions Inc. > Jupiter, Florida > (561) 747-6107 > > > > > > THIS ELECTRONIC MESSAGE AND ANY ATTACHMENTS ARE CONFIDENTIAL > AND PROPRIETARY PROPERTY OF THE SENDER. THE INFORMATION IS > INTENDED FOR USE BY THE ADDRESSEE ONLY. ANY OTHER INTERCEPTION, > COPYING, ACCESSING, OR DISCLOSURE OF THIS MESSAGE IS PROHIBITED. > IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE IN ERROR, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY > NOTIFY THE SENDER AND DELETE THIS MAIL AND ALL ATTACHMENTS. DO NOT > FORWARD THIS MESSAGE WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE SENDER. > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
