Questions tagged [cat5]

I have a network admin problem, is there a simple and minimally disruptive way to identify for a given network cable where it goes into the switch? I have a lot of unlabelled cables and unlabelled ethernet sockets which ultimately connect to various…

I'm dealing with some weird networking issues at a workstation in a large warehouse. There is a preexisting drop that is being used for a machine. I found the other end of the wire by using a tone generator. But when I connected the light tester,…

I have problem with cat5 cabling First I ran a length of cable 30 metres to my bedroom 1 and and connected both ends to a wall sockets internally using my punch down tool, both ends look fine. I also ran a cable from bedroom 1 to bedroom 2 so my…