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Jester

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Apr 24, 2012, 3:49:10 PM4/24/12
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This is the latest discussion so I guess I should start here...
I'm wiring a building, and well, they want me to certify the cables. No
problem,
make them into a gig, but then I was like wait... If they are already
terminated
into jacks...

Sooo yea, one end is terminated into a jack and the other end into a
switch board,
is there anyway I can still test these cables for 1 gig in speed?
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Robert Bonomi

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Apr 27, 2012, 3:00:19 AM4/27/12
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In article <2a9da$4f9703b6$42bb6765$50...@news.flashnewsgroups.com>,
Jester <jesse_wtfiberlink...@foo.com> wrote:
>
>This is the latest discussion so I guess I should start here...
>I'm wiring a building, and well, they want me to certify the cables. No
>problem,
>make them into a gig, but then I was like wait... If they are already
>terminated
>into jacks...
>
>Sooo yea, one end is terminated into a jack and the other end into a
>switch board,
>is there anyway I can still test these cables for 1 gig in speed?


To certify cables, you need a piece of equipment known as a 'certified'
cable tester. It does a bunch of tests, and prints out a report.

I doubt that he "non jack" end is actually terminated directly into
a switchboard (PBX). I'd believe a '110' type punch-down block.
A good cable tester will have an adapter for 110-block terminations.


Josepi

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Apr 29, 2012, 10:31:10 AM4/29/12
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Hook them up and record error counts / total packets. Print it out and
document.

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Mike Power

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Jun 8, 2012, 4:01:17 AM6/8/12
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On 4/24/2012 2:49 PM, Jester wrote:
>
> This is the latest discussion so I guess I should start here...
> I'm wiring a building, and well, they want me to certify the cables. No
> problem,
> make them into a gig, but then I was like wait... If they are already
> terminated
> into jacks...
>
> Sooo yea, one end is terminated into a jack and the other end into a
> switch board,
> is there anyway I can still test these cables for 1 gig in speed?
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>
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>
>
Is there anyway you can test them if they are not terminated? I really
dont understand the question you have to be honest. If they are CAT 5 it
is unlikely that you will be certifying them for a gig. what test are
you planning to run on what test tool?
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