CAT5 Line tester

Mpowered · 03-26-2003, 11:01 AM

I need a cable tester for a job that i have coming up. Basically I need to repair and install CAT5(E) and RJ-45 cables in an office building. The biggest part of my job will be for setting up an ethernet network so RJ-45 is not a big issue but I'm sure it will help on future jobs. Can anyone reccomend a good full featured tester for me? My budget is around $250 shipped. Thanks in advance for you help.

Joshua · 03-26-2003, 11:07 AM

He he... Go for the deal on in the Deals forum. 1000' of Cat5, caps, and a **delux** tester for $45.

mcs328 · 03-26-2003, 11:31 AM

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Originally posted by SnotRocket
He he... Go for the deal on in the Deals forum. 1000' of Cat5, caps, and a **delux** tester for $45.

I believe that deal you can get is at www.compgeeks.com

Eric_B · 03-26-2003, 12:19 PM

Do a google search for Ideal LinkMaster Pro. I use one at work all the time to repair and troubleshoot connections. This model can be had for $175, the deluxe version comes with 4 remotes so you can test more than one line without having to go back and forth.

Try this link for a slightly different version:

http://www.e-sci.com/jensen/RENDER/1/61/425/4220.html

-Eric

Kevster · 03-26-2003, 06:41 PM

Are you trying to just wire-map test the cables or are you trying to actually certify them for Category 5 or 6? If you want to wire-map test them, then go for Eric_B's suggestion. If you're actually trying to scan and certify them , I'd be looking at a fluke cable tester like these that test NEXT, FEXT, wire map, line length, impulse noise, line propagation delay, return loss, Far end return loss, attenuation, attenuation-to-crosstalk ratio (ACR), FACR, power-sum ACR, power-sum FACR, ELFEXT, FELFEXT, etc.

BTW: You could rent the scanner if you had to.

Joshua · 03-27-2003, 10:05 AM

For a Fluke, I think renting would be his only option on a $200 budget. Flukes usually go for upwards of $10,000.

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Originally posted by Kevster
Are you trying to just wire-map test the cables or are you trying to actually certify them for Category 5 or 6? If you want to wire-map test them, then go for Eric_B's suggestion. If you're actually trying to scan and certify them , I'd be looking at a fluke cable tester like these that test NEXT, FEXT, wire map, line length, impulse noise, line propagation delay, return loss, Far end return loss, attenuation, attenuation-to-crosstalk ratio (ACR), FACR, power-sum ACR, power-sum FACR, ELFEXT, FELFEXT, etc.

BTW: You could rent the scanner if you had to.

Mpowered · 03-28-2003, 05:36 AM

Thanks for the suggestions. I don't need anything as complicated as a certifier. The Ideal LinkMaster looks like it has most of what I need in it. I think that the LanRoverPro might also be good. I'm always open to more options so keep the suggestions coming.

03-26-2003, 11:01 AM	#1
Mpowered Lieutenant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 324	CAT5 Line tester I need a cable tester for a job that i have coming up. Basically I need to repair and install CAT5(E) and RJ-45 cables in an office building. The biggest part of my job will be for setting up an ethernet network so RJ-45 is not a big issue but I'm sure it will help on future jobs. Can anyone reccomend a good full featured tester for me? My budget is around $250 shipped. Thanks in advance for you help. __________________ "Leaders? What leaders? **** these so called leaders! I don't respect them. I respect those who take action without being a leader." -Tommy Boomfiger

03-26-2003, 11:07 AM	#2
Joshua Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 3,390	He he... Go for the deal on in the Deals forum. 1000' of Cat5, caps, and a delux tester for $45. __________________ The Apexer formerly known as SnotRocket. "Like I **ing said, "Ok, so I hear it may be a repost. Blah But I had never seen it, so..." ** you Canta." -Jenny 12/4/2003

03-26-2003, 06:41 PM	#5
Kevster Admiral Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NorCal Posts: 6,124	Are you trying to just wire-map test the cables or are you trying to actually certify them for Category 5 or 6? If you want to wire-map test them, then go for Eric_B's suggestion. If you're actually trying to scan and certify them , I'd be looking at a fluke cable tester like these that test NEXT, FEXT, wire map, line length, impulse noise, line propagation delay, return loss, Far end return loss, attenuation, attenuation-to-crosstalk ratio (ACR), FACR, power-sum ACR, power-sum FACR, ELFEXT, FELFEXT, etc. BTW: You could rent the scanner if you had to. __________________ I think over again My small adventures, my fears. The small ones that seemed so big, For all the vital things I had to get and to reach. And yet there is only one great thing, the only thing: To live to see the great day that dawns, And the light that fills the world. -old Inuit song

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03-26-2003, 12:19 PM	#4
Eric_B Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Hawaii Posts: 55	Do a google search for Ideal LinkMaster Pro. I use one at work all the time to repair and troubleshoot connections. This model can be had for $175, the deluxe version comes with 4 remotes so you can test more than one line without having to go back and forth. Try this link for a slightly different version: http://www.e-sci.com/jensen/RENDER/1/61/425/4220.html -Eric

03-28-2003, 05:36 AM	#7
Mpowered Lieutenant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 324	Thanks for the suggestions. I don't need anything as complicated as a certifier. The Ideal LinkMaster looks like it has most of what I need in it. I think that the LanRoverPro might also be good. I'm always open to more options so keep the suggestions coming.

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