I bought a cat5 cable at Value village. I can test it with my $3000 Fluke, but I had an idea. Take an old computer and add two nics. That's the hardware. You would plug both ends into the two nics and ...

Network testers are ideal for IDing bad cabling, helping to troubleshoot network issues, estimating cable lengths and determining cable rates. These tools from Fluke Networks, NETSCOUT, and SignalTEK ...

Frennzy: "If you want to *build* a cable tester, then build one. Learn about electronics, and expected termination patterns. Learn about impedance and frequency testing. Learn how to design and build ...