I paid a local A/V company $1000 to install and patch 48 cat6 runs in my new house. Today they came out to terminate the runs to the patch panel. They cut way too much of the jacket off the cables.
I have several questions for the experts here.
1) What should I expect from this network? This is not a datacenter, it is my home so most of the time network traffic will be limited to 4-5 devices streaming Netflix or the TiVo mini units streaming across the LAN from the main unit.
2) How can I test the cables? I was looking at this item
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006HYWD
and also planning to do a simple file copy test from one laptop to another to measure transfer speed. My main concern is dropped packets and/or data corruption.
3) What are my options for fixing this and any idea how much a real professional would charge me to repatch all 48 runs? I anticipate a battle with the company that did this getting my money back as there was no discussion or mention of cables passing certification and I'm not sure what my legal options are if came to that.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
I have several questions for the experts here.
1) What should I expect from this network? This is not a datacenter, it is my home so most of the time network traffic will be limited to 4-5 devices streaming Netflix or the TiVo mini units streaming across the LAN from the main unit.
2) How can I test the cables? I was looking at this item
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006HYWD
and also planning to do a simple file copy test from one laptop to another to measure transfer speed. My main concern is dropped packets and/or data corruption.
3) What are my options for fixing this and any idea how much a real professional would charge me to repatch all 48 runs? I anticipate a battle with the company that did this getting my money back as there was no discussion or mention of cables passing certification and I'm not sure what my legal options are if came to that.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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