RE: Networking problems.

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If that all fails - how about hiring one of those advanced cable testers -
i.e. Fluke meter?

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Mc Alinden [mailto:fmcalind@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 12 May 2004 09:47
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Networking problems.
>
> Hi Stuart
>             Has Umar  tried the pc connected directly  to the
Hub...??? To
> ensure thats ok ?
> Frank
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stuart Grimshaw" <stuart@xxxxxxx>
> To: "ukha list" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 7:44 PM
> Subject: [ukha_d] Networking problems.
>
>
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> > Just a follow up question to Umar's the other day.
> >
> > To recap, he's had some network cable fitted to his new house,
approx.
> 70
> points on each floor. Currently only the 1st floor is patched in.
> >
> > Out of the 12 points he has tested so far (by plugging a PC in
and
> trying
> to connect to a device in node 0), 1 works, 1 has tremendous packet
loss &
> the rest all fail.
> >
> > All these points test OK with a basic flashing light network
tester, ie
> all cables are pin2pin and none appear to be broken.
> >
> > The origional wireing was faulty, with wires crossed and all
sorts, his
> sparky has rewired the faulty sockets, at the socket end I beleive.
> >
> > We have eliminated interference from the electrics as he ran an
> extension
> from downstairs and switched off all the electrics upstairs, same
problem.
> The electrics from downstairs are totally seperate from the network
cable
> upstairs.
> >
> > He took a cable from the back of the patch panel & put a plug
on the end
> of it and plugged that straight into the hub, still nothing, so that
to my
> mind rules out a faulty patch panel.
> >
> > Is there a maximum number of cables you should bunch together?
All
> cables
> enter node 0 via the same very large hole, and the bunch is the size
of a
> tree trunk!!
> >
> > Umar, do you have any photo's of that to demonstrate?
> >
> > Any other ideas? I'm stumped.
> >
> > --
> >
> > -S
> >
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