[PLUG] Wifi device too far away

wes plug at the-wes.com
Mon Apr 2 01:46:37 UTC 2018


On Sun, Apr 1, 2018 at 5:38 PM, John Jason Jordan <johnxj at gmx.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 1 Apr 2018 17:15:28 -0700
> wes <plug at the-wes.com> dijo:
>
> >On Sun, Apr 1, 2018 at 5:00 PM, John Jason Jordan <johnxj at gmx.com>
> >wrote:
> >
> >> I forgot to move the sending device to the jack assigned to #13,
> >> leaving it in the jack for #12. Imagine my shock when the tester lit
> >> up again. I double checked over and over, and it always lights up
> >> for either patch cable.
> >>
> >
> >Does the tester light up on either jack with the sender unplugged?
>
> Brilliant! Why didn't I think of that?
>
> And yes, on both 12 and 13.
>
> What does that mean?
>
>
Sounds like you have devices plugged in to the other end of both of those
lines. Or perhaps crossed wires, or who knows what else. Try plugging a
laptop or something into those jacks and see if it connects.

Or, maybe try pulling power to the switch and see if the cable tester still
lights up.

-wes



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