Hi Richard,
On Saturday 07 January 2006 14:05, Richard King wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was working on repairing a client's LAN the other week. My cable
> tester showed all 8 wires connected & in sequence, but there was no
> connection between the router & the PC. On inspecting the
> connections, I saw that the "trou de cul" who had done the original
> install had 1 pair going to 1&2, next pair to 3&4, then 5&6 & 6&7,
> which is not standard! I re-did the connectors, in the correct
> sequence, & everything was fine.
>
> My question: if all the wires are there & not mixed up (1-1, 2-2,
> etc), how come the router had a problem, & how come my $150 (more
> than the router!) tester didn't find the fault? Note that a
> cross-over cable worked OK, & the installed cables are straight-thru.
The router is able to "Auto sense" the cable wiring and swap over the
connections for itself.
> I guess I'll give back the tester - another shop has them for $35!
Why not just make your own tester ? Two sockets, four LED's, four
resistors and a PP3 battery. Plus a plastic box to put it all in !!
Mine cost less than a couple of quid and about an hour to make. The
wife hasn't discovered the missing watch case yet ! Its been a fair
while though !!
> Regards,
>
> Richard.be
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Best Regards:
Derrick.
Pontefract Linux Users Group.
plug at play-net.co.uk
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