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Cat 5/6 Software based cable certification

Is there any software that will certify cable using only two NIC's and software to run the test? Would a NIC be able to test a cable based on the physical internals that it's made of? I'm basically trying to find the cheapest option that I can…
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Using the Built in Switch in IP phones

I'm working on setting up a small business with IP Phones to connect to the Asterisk Server. Now, for simplicity we just ran 2 CAT5e lines to each room, and 1 was hooked to a phone jack, before my VOIP plan was approved. The VOIP phones we got have…
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Identifying a CAT6 cable in a bundle

We had a contractor wire up our office with all the cables leading back to a central location. The only problem is that he didn't label anything, so we have no idea which cables go to which room. One end of the cable is terminated in a wall-jack (in…
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Where to purchase quality network cable?

I'm interested to know where other folks buy networking cable in bulk. Many of the places I've found appear somewhat "iffy", and I'd like to buy from a reputable outfit that will be around the next time I need to order. What's particularly…
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printing parallel over ethernet cable

I have a bit of an interesting challenge :) I have a machine with a parallel printer output, i want it to be able to print instead to a printer in a different room and i know that parallel isnt great over big distances. i found this:…
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I want extend CAT5 cable, more than 100m

I have a track like 130 meters. CAT5 cable limit is 100m. Is it possible to cut it in half and get a switch in the middle of the track? Will it work?
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How Many Wires Are in an Ethernet Cord?

Bought a spool of wire for networking. Ran it a long distance and thought we could hook up the wires to a plug at the end (not sure how to describe this). However the spool of cord/wire we bought is only 6 wires while an ethernet plug is 8. Can we…
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Wiring up RJ45 plugs on a basic network extension

I'm trying to wire up a network in an outbuilding. Unfortunately the engineers have left me bar wires so I need to add plugs and sockets. I have a 1gbps socket in the outbuilding that connects to the main network. From here I have a wire that goes…
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long distance cat5 run

I need to run a cat5 cable 400'. I know this is just a little over the 325' that the 'standard' says cat5 can do, and will probably work. But we'd like to make sure this isn't a weak link in the system. Can I just put a simple switch in the middle…
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Is there a way to measure the speed after changing over from CAT 5/ CAT 5e to CAT6?

We have recently done a change in our network by using CAT 6 cabling. Now I would like to measure the speed difference when I use Cat 5 or Cat5 e and Cat 6. Is there a way to find out the same?
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Cat 5 cable black hood on one end white on the other? VINA technologies 730-202717-00

This is probably a trivia question or a chance to educate me on something I know nothing about. I have a VINA technologies cable here part # 730-202717-00 On one end is a white snag free hood and what looks like aluminum shielding. On the other end…
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Ethernet wiring of pairs for a 100mbit configuration

In Ethernet wiring, for a 100mbit configuration, if Pairs C & D are connected at one end instead of pairs A & B, would it function? Computer: Eth A ==| B ==| C ==|========= A : computing system (100mbit) …
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Cat5 to Cat5e to Cat6

So my CNC has cat5 ran throughout the interior body, on the exterior of the machine it has a cat5 connection. I plugged that into a converter extension to cat5e. I connected my 5ft cat5e to a switch. From the switch I have cat6 to my router. Is…
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is there a difference plug setup between cat 5 and cat 5e?

Is there a difference in either the RJ45 plug or the wiring into the plug (for 568B) between a Cat 5 and Cat 5e cable, used for connecting a router to a computer? Here's a little background info. I'm a newbie to networking so to learn I wired my…
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How do you explain ethernet cable problems to non networking people?

We've recently been doing a large network migration in our datacenter. We've had a few cables in this start to deliver really bad pings (in excess of 500ms on a LAN) before they could be replaced. The cables we were replacing weren't made the…
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