Ethernet cable testers are dime a dozen, but none of them are as elegant and multimeter-friendly as this tester from our Hackaday.io regular, [Bharbour]. An Ethernet cable has 8 wires, and the 9 volts ...

The CableMaster 210 is an Ethernet cable tester that is small enough to fit in your pocket. It includes a large LCD, backlit display and remote that neatly docks inside the local tester. For ...

Net Chaser from T3 Innovation lets engineers and technicians speed-certify the data-carrying capabilities of Ethernet network cables up to 1 Gbps by testing for noise in the network, detecting faults ...

I've just run two new CAT6 cables in my house and I'm having problems with my TiVo. However, I'm trying to narrow down the problem by making sure that the cables are good. My switch is a Dell ...

The tester enables the user to verify the integrity of two-pair and four-pair Industrial Ethernet cables quickly, and to assure proper terminations by detecting opens, shorts, miswires, reversals and ...

Sure, you can buy a cable tester, but what fun is that? [Ashish] posted a nice looking cable tester that you can build with or without an onboard Arduino. If you don’t use an Arduino, the project uses ...

Trend Networks has launched a Bluetooth-enabled power-over-Ethernet tester which supports cloud-based reporting via the company’s AnyWARE phone app and test management service. “With access to ...

Our cable adventure is coming to a close. First we took our two $340 AudioQuest Vodka Ethernet cables to Las Vegas and subjected one of them to a live listening test; listeners were unable to tell it ...

If you can't tell which Ethernet cable goes where, this inexpensive tool can help. Photo: Lewis Wallace/Cult of Mac The Elegiant Wire Tracker looks unassuming, but it helped me solve a frustrating ...

Pickering Interfaces has turned to mems relays from Menlo Micro for a PXI fault insertion tester that can simulate issues in high-speed Ethernet protocols up to MultiGBASE-T1. “Capability limitations ...

Rohde & Schwarz has introduced a new compliance test automation software for high-speed cable assemblies and backplanes that meet requirements for IEEE 802.3bj, by, cd, and ck standards. Claiming the ...