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GS105Ev2 Cable Test Specifics not in manual
Hello... Awaiting delivery of GS105Ev2... Already have downloaded all dicuments and firmware for this device so when it gets here it will be current.... When I purchase a Product I usually read th...
It's been a couple months since I last posted......
I've been watching things... and can happily report that the cables indicated as bad by the Netgear swtich... and the replacement cables that tested good by the Netgear switch...... have been a resounding success!!!
No Hardware or Software GB indicators have toggled to 100Mb.... Speed of copying between GB devices now consistantly at 130Mb/sec instead of 85Mb/sec...
I couldn't be happier.... That Test is worth the price of the Switch!!!
For home/SOHO and most SMB the inexpensive pinout tester combined with the switch cable test feature can be sufficient. Both won't make an all-in-one solution on it's own.
Possible limitations can be on short cables where the physical cable pairs as crimped wrong on both ends - this can be hard to detect without a more expensive tester.
The switch can be anywhere on the network, e.g. with a link from your main/core switch or router using the test cable to the switch woth the cable test feature.
Those were Pre-Made Cables!
Here I thought that my purchasing Pre-Made CAT6 cables would 'take me' out of the equation!!!
I am OK with Punch Downs, but kinda suck at ending Etherenet connections...
Welcome to the year 2021 ... we get what we pay for. And even slightly more expensive patch cables can show failures. But these should not have wrong pairing inside. Look, these RJ connectors have absolutley -no- real mechanical lock on the contact blades, it's just press and pray.
Received the GS105Ev2 yesterday.... Upgraded it to latest firmware, and installed... As mentioned before, I'm using it Primarily as a CAT6 cable test unit... Everything purchased for the home was CAT6 Rated, and I did all installs here... So I only have myself to blame for any Mis-wirings....
With the latest V1.6.06 update installed, I started in testing the spare cables I had.. Then I went through the bag of CAT5 & CAT5E cables I've accumulated, that were to be "Give Away's" to anyone needing a cable.... Most were good: OK, but I found a few (4) that failed with: "Impedance Mis-Match"... Went through all my spares and House cables... At times through a CAT6 rated patch Panel...
Prior to purchasing the managed switch, I used a cheapie LED Pinout tester, and followed that with Arris Modem output to Netgear GS108 to time the Lock-up of 1000 LED on Switch (And Arris Diagnostics to confrim 1000 connection), and with that, found some bad cables, that would only lock up at 100Mb with a GB feed...
What I am finding using this new Netgear "Cable Test Tool" is: Many Ebay cables report with "Impedance Mis-Match".....
I did find a heavy document from AMP regarding that and other symptoms, but it's kinda thick, and I'm slowely working through it....
So I'm improving the CAT6 system here, removing cables that don't test correctly....
I've a cable shipment from Monoprice that I hope will allow me to remove remaining cables (or Move them to 100Mb Security Camera's where the issues will not be noticed)! :)!
If anyone can point to further documentation on the Results that can be determined from the Cable Test, It would be much appeciated.
There is a light at the end of the tunnel, and it's NOT a Freight Train coming this way!!!
:)!Thank You
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