----- Original Message -----
From: Vincent Poy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Karl Pielorz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 1999 12:22 AM
Subject: Re: poor ethernet performance?
> > There again, any network installer worth their salt will test the cable
when
> > in-situ, after the 'dust' has settled...
>
> Testing after the dust has settled and while it is in use is
> different since conditions do change. The testers only tests for
> continuity, not the impedance or any other electrical properties of the
> cable.
>
Depends on the tester. Our electrician had a $1500 tester, which gave a
printout of several electrical properties of each installed cable; this was
included in the documentation of the network, which also included nice
cad-drawings of the location of every outlet.
Leif
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