Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 01:14:38 +0200 From: "Leif Neland" <leifn@neland.dk> To: "Vincent Poy" <vince@venus.GAIANET.NET> Cc: <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Sv: poor ethernet performance? Message-ID: <045e01bed0aa$6a4cfa40$0e00a8c0@neland.dk> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9907171521100.331-100000@venus.GAIANET.NET>
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----- Original Message ----- From: Vincent Poy <vince@venus.GAIANET.NET> To: Karl Pielorz <kpielorz@tdx.co.uk> Cc: <sthaug@nethelp.no>; <tim@storm.digital-rain.com>; <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 1999 12:22 AM Subject: Re: poor ethernet performance? > > There again, any network installer worth their salt will test the cable when > > in-situ, after the 'dust' has settled... > > Testing after the dust has settled and while it is in use is > different since conditions do change. The testers only tests for > continuity, not the impedance or any other electrical properties of the > cable. > Depends on the tester. Our electrician had a $1500 tester, which gave a printout of several electrical properties of each installed cable; this was included in the documentation of the network, which also included nice cad-drawings of the location of every outlet. Leif To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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