[Gllug] Cat 5 Testing

[Alistair Mann]

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Thus spaketh Simon Faulkner on Monday 02 June 2003 2:43 pm:
> :-)  Well,
>
> Yes they can ping but...
>
> One PC (Win 2K) on a network occasionally seems to 'nod off' for 30 seconds
> or so when working with files on the Linux server.
>
> Last time I was on site I saw a flash of a "Network cable unplugged" mesage
> on the Windows screen so I think that the PC is convinced that it is being
> disconnected every now and again - strange.

Use a third CAT 5 cable that comes from a machine known to work properly. If 
the problem recurs, you can exclude the original cable from fault. If the 
problem doesn't recur, you can reasonably assume it was indeed faulty.

I can see no value in blinkenlights here except to impress the clueless!
- -- 
Alistair Mann
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