Networking testing tools.
No matter how much wireless networking there is, you have to have at least a small amount of hardwire. There are some tools that might be nice to have if you are using more than the minimal amount of cabling (aka hardwire). The tone generator helps you trace where a wire is routed through. Personally, in all my years as a tech, I think we used only just once. When trying to see if a network wall outlet was live, I used an end tester. you would use the tester coupled to a patch cable (short length of network cable). If things are working correctly, all four lights should be lit. Though with this unit, have seen a few false positives.If all the light are not lit, it can be a bad female plug or some fault down the line. Generally has only one port. To test a single cable. Connect both ends to the tester. You would not connect it to a network or it will get damaged. You will need access to both ends of a cable to test. Generally these tools are used when p...