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Computer Support Technician - 05/11/10
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| Pros: None. It's even upside down. |
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| Cons: Unit detects no connection for known active ports. |
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systems/network analyst - 05/07/10
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| Pros: Small, compact, and fast. Fantastic tool for quickly troubleshooting a network connection. Red light means no connection, simple as that. |
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| Cons: LEDs only on one side of the adapter, making lower bottom facing jacks hard to read. (See other thought for solution to this problem.) |
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| Other Thoughts: To solve the one side LED problem - simply get an RJ45 straight through coupler (some are crossover, so make sure it's a straight coupler) - and a short (1 ft or so) standard patch cable. Viola, you have a method of flipping the device so that you can see the LEDs.
Really, I recommend this to everyone who may be trouble shooting a network jack, and I have it in all of my toolkits (person, and 2 work locations) |
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| Pros: small and handy to carry in your pocket |
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| Cons: None |
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| Other Thoughts: When the jacks are near the floor with the LEDs facing down I hold a piece of white paper under it, you can see the green or red glow easly |
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