Cable Tester Issue: Open Pair
Conductors not connected
Cable Tester Issue: Short
Conductors not touching withing the cable
Cable Tester Issue: Reverse Pair
Wires connected to opposite pins
Cable Tester Issue: Cross Pair
Wires of one pair connected to another pair’s pins
Cable Tester Issue: Split Pair
Wire from one pair crosses into another pair
Loopback Plugs
Tests network ports by rerouting the transmit signal to the receive pins
Network Taps
Splits or copies network traffic for monitoring and analysis