Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Do good but inexpensive cable testers/certifiers exist?

If so, where might I find one of these unicorns? (I know the difference between tester and certifier :)

Oftentimes I'm called to troubleshoot a customer WLAN. On occasion, the line running to the AP in question is in an... interesting state. I'd like to be able to plug into both ends and test the cable with a known good piece of equipment.

Fluke's DSX and EOL'ed DTX testers are the gold standard, but I also don't have a down payment on a house to spend on this device. If I were a telecom technician installing CAT6 cable for a living, it's a different discussion.

Any ideas?



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