I mean, the simplest answer is to lay a new cable, and that is definitely what I am going to do - that’s not my question.

But this is a long run, and it would be neat if I could salvage some of that cable. How can I discover where the cable is damaged?

One stupid solution would be to halve the cable and crimp each end, and then test each new cable. Repeat iteratively. I would end up with a few broken cables and a bunch of tested cables, but they might be short.

How do the pro’s do this? (Short of throwing the whole thing away!)

  • myogg@lemmy.worldEnglish
    181·
    1 year ago

    Higher end cable testers can show you where the break is, but it will be far more expensive that a new cable.

    • azdle@news.idlestate.orgEnglish
      12·
      1 year ago

      I had an AMD Phenom-II era motherboard that claimed it would be able to do that. OP, you might be able to find an old NIC/mobo that could do this for cheap.

    • InformalTrifle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      My TP link switch can detect faults and cable length. I’m not sure it can do both together but it’s possible. Worth checking if you have a switch with those features