What network cable test tool do you use?

[tobiasclarity]

I am currently in the market for a half decent cable tester, preferably one i can run reports from. I am running just over 4000m of cable this summer instead of us getting a company in so would like to have something i can run proper tests from and not just having LED's illuminate.

 

Would also be interesting to see what everyone else uses. I dont think we will be able to stretch to Fluke devices

 

Many thanks

[synaesthesia]

Test-um Lanscaper here with dongles and tone tracer. Got ours second hand for 80 quid and is an awesome bit of kit. We run a lot of cabling and usually end up re-terminating quite a lot too so it's an awesome tool.

[pete]

^ One of those. Test-Um Inc got bought out by JDSU though.

 

JDSU - LanScaper

[Oaktech]

Test-Um Validator...

[fiza]

^ One of those. Test-Um Inc got bought out by JDSU though.

 

JDSU - LanScaper

Link gives : Discontinued product

[pete]

Link gives : Discontinued product

 

I know - I didn't want the OP to get his hopes up with a futile search.

[m25man]

Fluke CableIQ.... For fault finding, testing and validation

 

Fluke DTX 1800 for installation and certification.

 

Certainly not cheap but I wouldn't think of using anything else now.

[plexer]

Look at hiring a fluke for a week or too you need something like that or the test-um certifier tools if you want to know that what you've installed meets the standard otherwise you might as well just use a continuity check.

 

Ben

[mjs_mjs]

Sorry for resurrecting an old thread but what did you use in the end? I'm looking for a new tester that needs to be able to test gigabit speeds. Any suggestions? (cheap as possible is better, and i dont mind software based)