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Dean -
When I built GTE COs, EVERY cable had a tag on each end - what it was for, how many conductors where it was connected on this end and where it was connected on the other end.
It was the right way to do a complicated install then and it still is now,
Sam
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I escaped that labeling part. We just ran the cable, toned it, then terminated it on the frame with stencils on the block. This was GTE of 1970's and I was in COEI.
My DSP-4300 still sends a unique tone to a cable plugged into a switch. It hates funny POE though. I'm thinking I'll retire before I buy a Versiv. The fiber tester kit for my 4300 is about $1500 and I'm fighting that, too.
Carl
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I have been tempted to try this out: https://www.pockethernet.com/"Let Pockethernet toggle the Link LED on switches and routers to easily find the cable you are looking for. Set the link speed to toggle a change of color for the port LED"
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Only 199 € and 30 € shipping ($231.64 US and $34.91 US shipping... Just be glad you don't live in Canada, eh? $304.57 and $33.67 and also Customs & Duties Fees)
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Only 199 € and 30 € shipping ($231.64 US and $34.91 US shipping... Just be glad you don't live in Canada, eh? $304.57 and $33.67 and also Customs & Duties Fees) That fact that they are only sold from Germany has been a concern with regards to warranty or returns. I came across this website a while ago and still didn't get one yet. I don't do as much cabling now days, but some of the features I can see could help with IP Phone deployment, ie, the port blinker, DHCP detection, VLAN tagging, and POE supply detection. Some data switches are real slow with showing a data link lights (Cisco with Spanning Tree for example) so I wonder how well this port blinking will work on some switches.
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I ordered one today after I try it a few times I'll let you know how well it works.
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It arrived already. I don't have much to test it with but it seemed to work well and gives me info on my Smartphone. The only thing I noticed was trying to Blink the switch port light I kept having to reconnect my phone and I was next to the unit if I had to travel far to find the switch I would be out of range. I'll let you know once I have a chance to use it a few times. I hope most places use CDP on the switches so the info is available.
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It arrived already. I don't have much to test it with but it seemed to work well and gives me info on my Smartphone. The only thing I noticed was trying to Blink the switch port light I kept having to reconnect my phone and I was next to the unit if I had to travel far to find the switch I would be out of range. I'll let you know once I have a chance to use it a few times. I hope most places use CDP on the switches so the info is available. 
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I had a puzzler(for me) today. A grocery store had 2 scales in food prep rooms that were out, 1 had apparent water damage on the jack so I tried toning them out.it was a Cisco 24 port switch. I plugged the toner in like normal went to the other end, couldnt find it so I tried toning individual pairs.Each time I connected to a pair it shut my tone off Could never find the tone on any one of the 4 pairs on either cable.I called the help desk and they told me which ports they were supposed to be on. Sure enough, I plugged my cable tester and sure enough one passed and as soon as I rejacked the water damaged pair and it passed. Never ran into that before. Ive always been able to find a tone even on a live circuit.
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