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Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender

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mechanic <mechanic@example.net> wrote:
>On Fri, 14 Mar 2014 04:31:02 -0800, Floyd L. Davidson wrote:
>
>> As others have alluded, the janitor may not be a design
>> engineer, but he will have exactly the same mission goal!
>
>Yes there's nothing wrong with that as that kind of community spirit
>raises morale in the team, and makes clear what it is that gets them
>out of bed in the morning.

Yep.  Maybe design engineers are more critical, and higher paid,
but the janitor really does contribute to the mission too!

>As to this twisted pair thing, I've no idea what the specs are in
>particular cables but no-one seems to have mentioned the purpose of
>such a feature (if indeed it exists) - presumably to reduce
>crosstalk between pairs, but is that important in Ethernet
>applications?

Crosstalk between pairs is the main issue with higher speed
networking!  Almost every difference between a modern CAT5 or
CAT6 cable and the typical twisted pair drop cable used for a
telephone 100 years ago is specifically intended to increase the
speed of data by reducing crosstalk.

But... the network interface does not do standards compliance
testing!

A network interface today is dime-a-dozen mass produced drop in
device.  The test equipment required to do such testing is not
inexpensive.

It is probably also worth noting that such test equipment does
not measure or even indicate what the twist rate is on a pair.
It just measures crosstalk levels and indicates a pass/fail
condition, but not a reason for either.

If a given cable segment fails though, other tests are available
which might (or not) indicate a reason.  Time Domain
Reflectometry testing can show "impedance bumps" at a given
distance from the end of a cable.  But again, it doesn't
indicate why there is an anomaly.  A cable might have been
spliced, it might have a bad connection, it might be crimped, it
might have a poorly fabricated connector, etc etc.  Any of those
will show up as a point where the impedance is out of
specifications, and it requires a visual inspection to determine
what physical the cause is.

-- 
Floyd L. Davidson                         http://www.apaflo.com/
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)                      floyd@apaflo.com

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How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender Liam O'Connor <liamoconnor@example.com> - 2014-03-08 00:53 -0800
  Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2014-03-08 07:46 -0500
    Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender Liam O'Connor <liamoconnor@example.com> - 2014-03-08 10:56 -0800
    Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender Liam O'Connor <liamoconnor@example.com> - 2014-03-08 10:58 -0800
      Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender Liam O'Connor <liamoconnor@example.com> - 2014-03-08 11:51 -0800
      Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2014-03-08 15:25 -0500
      Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender Scott Hemphill <hemphill@hemphills.net> - 2014-03-08 21:07 -0500
        Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender Scott Hemphill <hemphill@hemphills.net> - 2014-03-08 21:18 -0500
        Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2014-03-08 20:49 -0800
        Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender Mark Lloyd <mark@this.is.not.email.invalid> - 2014-03-09 10:50 -0500
      Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2014-03-09 02:49 +0000
        Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2014-03-08 20:51 -0800
          Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2014-03-08 23:56 -0900
            Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2014-03-09 09:39 -0700
              Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2014-03-09 11:07 -0800
        Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2014-03-08 23:20 -0900
          Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender Liam O'Connor <liamoconnor@example.com> - 2014-03-09 07:40 -0700
            Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2014-03-09 21:19 -0400
          Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2014-03-09 09:21 -0700
            Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2014-03-09 10:57 -0800
              Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2014-03-09 16:07 -0700
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2014-03-09 17:05 -0800
            Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender Liam O'Connor <liamoconnor@example.com> - 2014-03-10 10:40 -0700
              Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2014-03-10 12:06 -0800
              Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2014-03-10 20:07 -0700
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2014-03-11 02:36 -0800
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2014-03-11 19:30 -0700
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2014-03-11 23:13 -0800
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2014-03-12 21:30 -0700
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2014-03-13 04:44 -0800
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2014-03-13 20:20 -0700
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2014-03-13 20:30 -0800
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2014-03-13 22:59 -0700
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender mechanic <mechanic@example.net> - 2014-03-14 11:31 +0000
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2014-03-14 21:50 -0700
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2014-03-14 04:31 -0800
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender mechanic <mechanic@example.net> - 2014-03-14 13:45 +0000
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2014-03-14 07:26 -0800
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2014-03-14 11:07 -0500
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2014-03-14 10:23 -0800
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2014-03-14 22:02 -0700
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2014-03-14 21:53 -0800
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2014-03-15 09:49 -0700
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender mechanic <mechanic@example.net> - 2014-03-15 10:45 +0000
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2014-03-15 09:57 -0700
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2014-03-15 12:28 -0800
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2014-03-15 14:02 -0700
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2014-03-15 14:22 -0800
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2014-03-15 21:55 -0700
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2014-03-15 21:25 -0800
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2014-03-14 21:54 -0700
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2014-03-14 21:58 -0700
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2014-03-11 19:33 -0700
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2014-03-11 23:36 -0800
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender ceed <ceed@is.indeed.invalid> - 2014-03-12 17:05 +0000
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2014-03-12 21:48 -0700
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2014-03-13 04:46 -0800
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender Eef Hartman <E.J.M.Hartman@tudelft.nl> - 2014-03-12 19:27 +0000
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2014-03-12 13:32 -0800
                Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2014-03-13 19:18 -0700
    Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender Liam O'Connor <liamoconnor@example.com> - 2014-03-08 10:59 -0800
    Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender Liam O'Connor <liamoconnor@example.com> - 2014-03-08 11:01 -0800
      Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2014-03-08 15:36 -0500
        Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender Liam O'Connor <liamoconnor@example.com> - 2014-03-08 19:06 -0800
          Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2014-03-08 20:54 -0800
          Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2014-03-09 08:03 -0400
            Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender Liam O'Connor <liamoconnor@example.com> - 2014-03-09 07:56 -0700
  Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender Big Bad Bob <BigBadBob-at-mrp3-dot-com@testing.local> - 2014-03-08 17:42 -0800

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