Re: Ethernet Line Tuning - making cable

["Jerome Draper" <jdraper@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Making cable is no big deal.  Let me suggest that you invest in a fox/hound
type cable tester.  I have a Progressive Electronics Model 468 modular cable
tester and it has saved my butt many times.

Jerry

Jerome Draper, Trilobyte Software Systems, since 1976
Network and Connectivity Specialist -- Mac's, LAN's, PC's, and iSeries
Representing Synapse, Nlynx, Perle, CLI, Intermate and Others .....
(415) 457-3431 - (415) 258-1658fax - http://www.trilosoft.com



----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Dow <maillist@dowsoftware.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: Ethernet Line Tuning


> Hi Walden,
>
> I don't know about the others, but I'll be making my own cable soon
because
> I have to pull it through a .5" plastic pipe (that's a physical pipe, not
a
> data pipe <g>) that already contains another cable.  With the connector on
> it's just not possible.  Other than that, I agree that it's better to get
> them pre-made.
>
> Peter Dow
> Dow Software Services, Inc.
> 909 793-9050 voice
> 909 522-3214 cellular
> 909 793-4480 fax
>