Looking for a Cheap Cable Tester

[coxhaus]

I am looking for a inexpensive cable tester? Maybe something which works with an Apple iPhone or Windows laptop?

The ones we used at work cost over $5000 in the old days.

I have a small 100 megabit which I have been getting by on.

 

[ARAMP1]

I’ve had really good luck with this one from Klein.

www.amazon.com/Telephone-Remotes-Klein-Tools-VDV501-823/dp/B00M2DDO0Q/ref=sr_1_4?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1531612120&sr=1-4&keywords=Klein+cable+tester&dpID=51cuXVp0oiL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

 

[coxhaus]

It looks like a nice cable tester. I don't think it is much more than my current 100 megabit tester which I already own. I was kind of looking for a tester which ran data on the wire to test. I guess the price is still kind high. It would be neat if they made one for the Apple iPhones. Is there any laptop software out there to test a CAT5e or CAT6 cable other than for continuity?

 

[sfx2000]

I am looking for a inexpensive cable tester? Maybe something which works with an Apple iPhone or Windows laptop?

The ones we used at work cost over $5000 in the old days.

I have a small 100 megabit which I have been getting by on.

There was a startup that had one that worked with an Android app - there was quite a bit of discussion in the forum thread around that device.

 

[System Error Message]

There was a startup that had one that worked with an Android app - there was quite a bit of discussion in the forum thread around that device.

If I remember its about $200 and does a very good job, otherwise its the cheap link tester and iperf for you.