----- Original Message ----- From: Vincent Poy <vi...@venus.gaianet.net> To: Karl Pielorz <kpiel...@tdx.co.uk> Cc: <sth...@nethelp.no>; <t...@storm.digital-rain.com>; <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
