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From: stacy@sobeco.com (s.millions)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Ethernet Cable Testers
Summary: Know of a good one?
Message-ID: <1991Jan4.195633.6471@sobeco.com>
Date: 4 Jan 91 19:56:33 GMT
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Help, I need a cable tester. The Sniffer(tm) is a great
protocol analyser, but it is a lousy cable tester. I would
like something that knows 10base5, 10base2 and optionaly
10baseT, and transiever cables.

I just finnished going through 802.3 spec. and if there is any
one out there who would like to tell me what this means in
practical day to day terms, I would sure like to hear from you.

I would particularly like to know what is different between
ethernet and 802.3.

-stacy

-- 
"Sorry I had to plug you mister duck, but I'm a sportsman."    stacy@sobeco.com
    - Almyer Fudd                                            uunet!sobeco!stacy