In Reply to: RE: Cat 7 posted by dbphd on June 14, 2014 at 10:18:16:
You would have to run tests to see why the wired network didn't work. For example, was there any connectivity at all? Did the link lights illuminate when you plugged in the wire? What color (speed) did they show the connection operating at? Did you try ping tests to see lost packets? Did you look at Ethernet counts? All of these would help you diagnose the problem, assuming that you understood enough to know what I am talking about. Also, you could try different equipment on opposite ends of the cable. (If you don't understand what I am talking about here, then I suggest finding a friend who does and asking him to help you.)
It is certainly possible that your old wiring was not proper Ethernet cable, i.e. ordinary telephone cable. It's also possible that the equipment was somehow defective. That could be verified by moving the equipment into the same room and trying different cables. I have a lot of old hubs stored in drawers and old cables. I keep these to swap about in case I ever have a problem that is difficult to diagnose. But I really haven't, except with my Raspberry Pi where sometimes the RJ45 connector doesn't seat firmly and this confused me a few times until I learned to check it carefully.
Tony Lauck
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- RE: Cat 7 - Tony Lauck 06/14/1411:00:11 06/14/14 (9)
- RE: Cat 7 - dbphd 13:46:12 06/14/14 (8)
- RE: Cat 7 - AbeCollins 10:07:49 06/15/14 (7)
- RE: Cat 7 - dbphd 12:33:53 06/15/14 (6)
- Glad to hear it - E-Stat 09:47:31 06/16/14 (2)
- RE: Glad to hear it - dbphd 10:24:18 06/16/14 (1)
- Sure - using previous cable as snake - E-Stat 10:42:17 06/16/14 (0)
- RE: Cat 7 - AbeCollins 01:34:17 06/16/14 (2)