[1102] in resnet
Re: Connection Tester
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Adam Klemann)
Wed Apr 3 18:09:02 2002
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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 17:55:42 -0500
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From: Adam Klemann <klemanma@MUOHIO.EDU>
To: RESNET-L@listserv.nd.edu
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Andrew:
I don't do this anymore. But before I left, we were toying with the idea of
buying a PDA that had Ethernet capability built in. There are a few out
there, including PocketPC's with PCMCIA slots and a few that have an RJ-45
port built right into the unit. A solution like this will probably cost
more than $350 total though.
What are you trying to test? Ordinary Resnets are cat5, but you are saying
DSL. Is there a DSL modem that students plug their Ethernet card into in
every room?
Like I said though, I left before I got a chance to get one and try it out.
(is a good excuse to get a good PDA if you are the one doing the testing!)
Someone might be able to talk about this more authoritative than me.
-Adam Klemann
At 09:52 AM 4/3/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>I have been searching for a low cost, reliable, easy to use connection
>tester for a couple of years now and have tried several different testers
>with poor results on the reliability scale. My ResNet network is in need
>of a reliable tester because we have about 200-300 bad ports each year
>(poor DSL implementation).
>
>We've run across a new tester that looks like it might work and be low cost
>($349). I'm wondering if anyone out there has had any experience with the
>Pinger Network IP Tester from Psiber? They claim that it's a device that
>get's an IP address from a DHCP server, pings, checks send and receive data
>integrity, measures round trip time, and warns about reversed
>polarity. This sounds like what we are currently doing with laptops.
>
>.....Anybody have any experience with this device?
>
>http://www.psiber.com/index.html
>
>Thanks in advance for any replies,
>Andrew
>
>Andrew Olson
>Help Desk Supervisor
>Library and Information Services
>olsonand@luther.edu
>
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