Nov 28, 2004 #1 J John Dunkley Guest I have just purchased a network cable tester and some cables test for having a 'ground' and others don't. Why is it so? Jackie
I have just purchased a network cable tester and some cables test for having a 'ground' and others don't. Why is it so? Jackie
Nov 29, 2004 #2 R Ross Herbert Guest On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 21:50:20 GMT, "John Dunkley" <dunkleyj@TAKEOUT.senet.com.au> wrote: I have just purchased a network cable tester and some cables test for having a 'ground' and others don't. Why is it so? Jackie Because you can get SHIELDED Twisted Pair (STP) and connectors as Click to expand... opposed to UNSHIELDED Twisted Pair (UTP). Continuity of the shield is also tested on STP.
On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 21:50:20 GMT, "John Dunkley" <dunkleyj@TAKEOUT.senet.com.au> wrote: I have just purchased a network cable tester and some cables test for having a 'ground' and others don't. Why is it so? Jackie Because you can get SHIELDED Twisted Pair (STP) and connectors as Click to expand... opposed to UNSHIELDED Twisted Pair (UTP). Continuity of the shield is also tested on STP.
