Troubleshooting a cable

[ADay2Long]

Hey guys,

I purchased a CAT6 100FT cable and nothing happens when I plug it in. Any ideas if there's more troubleshooting I can do before I send it back for an exchange?

Thanks.

[_dangtx_]

if you unplug a known working cable before it? its probably bad,.

now, 100 feet is not that long for one to start thinking about boosting signal, but still :)

ps no lights no nada?

[enaberif]

Originally Posted by _dangtx_

if you unplug a known working cable before it? its probably bad,.

now, 100 feet is not that long for one to start thinking about boosting signal, but still :)

ps no lights no nada?

Cat 5 cabling is good up to 100 meters which is around 300 feet.. so length is really never an issue.

If you plugged the cable in and rebooted and nothing works then you could perhaps have a dud and without a network cable tester you are kinda SOL.

[chrisk]

I think the best you can do without a network cable tester is to plug in the network cable to the network card, and see if two lights come on (the IBMs at work have a green light and an orange one on the network card..one light is send, other is receive). If both come on it is a good sign.

Another suggestion is to swap the cable with another one that you know works.

Also, there might be a chance that your mobo has network cable testing built-in. I had a couple that had this option, which was available in bios. This capability may be rare, though.

[ZZLEE]

RJ45/RJ11 Network And Telephone Cable Tester. (New) Nepean, Ottawa

20 $

[ADay2Long]

Yeah no lights come on and I plug a known working cable after and nada, nothing lights up.

Well I guess RMA it is, thank god it came from Newegg's Mississauga location, not California.

[ZZLEE]

I have one if need it. PM me if you want it. we can talk price and stuff.

Edit : this is what I have shopRBC.com :: StarTech 100-Foot White Snagless Cat6 UTP Patch Cable - ETL Verified

[ADay2Long]

Thx for the offer! But I paid for a cable so I want my working cable!

[KaptCrunch]

Originally Posted by ADay2Long

Thx for the offer! But I paid for a cable so I want my working cable!

yes but what cable you got a straight(blu) or cross-over(yel)

[grinder]

generally, cross over cables still light up even if you don't get a data connection.