[geeks] Ethernet cable tester

[Phil Stracchino]

Bill Bradford wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 28, 2006 at 09:51:09PM -0500, Phil Stracchino wrote:
>> I'd like to be able to detect crossed pairs as well as open ones, and to
>> quickly check whether an unmarked cable is straight-through or crossover.
> 
> I usually do that by holding both ends up and you know, LOOKING AT THEM.
> 8-)

Well, yeah.  But some of the molded plugs, the strain relief plastic
flows so far into the plug it's hard to tell.


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