Timeline for Easiest way to identify which of many cut Ethernet cables is live?
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| Aug 16, 2021 at 8:08 | comment | added | nholtappels | Props for the entertaining read :D Not going to work though, for the exact reasons Solar Mike suggested. | |
| Aug 14, 2021 at 21:59 | comment | added | Solar Mike | probably because I have used these methods before… | |
| Aug 14, 2021 at 21:49 | comment | added | Willk | @SolarMike - you are right that if it is securely attached along the way tugging one end might not do anything on the other. If not attached but there is a lot of slack you truly might have a lot of tugging but it would still work. Maybe before recruiting your assistant pull on one of the cut ones and see how much play you have. | |
| Aug 14, 2021 at 21:39 | comment | added | Solar Mike | So if this “large building” means runs of 20 metres then that ciuld be a lot if tugging… especially if the cables are clipped to trunking or trapped in sharp bends… | |
| Aug 14, 2021 at 21:23 | history | answered | Willk | CC BY-SA 4.0 |