Re: Ethernet cable tester -- PCTECH

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Subject: Re: Ethernet cable tester
From: David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2017 08:54:24 -0600
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On 2/6/2017 8:47 AM, Jeff Crosby wrote:

Will this accept 2 male ends of the same cable? And 2 female wall
sockets? Or do I also need a couple of extra converters (as a couple
of reviewers state)?

IIRC, the one I have has two male jacks so you can test a cable.

If you want to test a female jack, you would need to use a known good patch cable.

I would have to look at it when I get home to be sure.

david

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