Re: [PLUG] ethernet wiring in walls

[Paul <gyoza@comcast.net>]

Eugene Smiley wrote:

> I have a handy tool that I picked up at Home Depot that tests cables
> (IDEAL LinkMaster, #62-200)
> (http://www.goodmart.com/products/82452.htm... Jeesh, I sure don't
> recall having spent $90 on these two little boxes), however it has
> RJ45 on each box. Since I am getting ready to do a "wired" install
> myself, I've thought about how I'd test my wiring job.
>
>  
Yeah, I wouldn't pay anywhere near that much unless it also contains a 
tone generator and probe.  That's really overkill.  Just wire carefully, 
do a quick and dirty test, and you're done.  99% of the the time your 
wiring should come out right.
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