Re: Crimping tool, odd review

From	Chris Green <cl@isbd.net>
Newsgroups	alt.os.linux, uk.comp.os.linux, alt.comp.microsoft.windows
Subject	Re: Crimping tool, odd review
Date	2025-05-28 19:29 +0100
Message-ID	<e81kgl-ts7.ln1@q957.zbmc.eu> (permalink)
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Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> wrote:
> Please excuse the Linux/Windows cross-post, this is a general question 
> about networking gear.
> 
> I'm thinking of buying a CAT-Crimper, and was looking at this model ...
> 
> 
> <https://www.amazon.co.uk/Through-Ethernet-Crimping-Connectors-Stripper/dp/B0DLNV7KDB>
> 
> ... for which the reviews are mostly very good, but I was a little taken 
> aback by this one ...
> 
> 
> <https://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B0DLNV7KDB/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_paging_btm_next_3?pageNumber=3> 
> 
> 
> Michael Howe
> 2.0 out of 5 stars Not suitable for gigabit WiFi.
> Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 March 2025
> Model: CHZHHYF Verified Purchase
> Product worked as intended, but I have gigabit internet and all the 
> cables I made are limited to 100mbps.
> 
> ... I'm thinking, surely the cable and connector combination should be 
> what limits the result to Fast Ethernet, 100Mbps, not what crimper was 
> used?  Perhaps he means that the connectors supplied are not fully 
> populated, and so reduced to 100Mbps?
> 
> What are others' thoughts?
> 
Yes, it does very much sound as if the reviewer was misconfiguring his
cables doesn't it!  You have to make pretty bad (but correctly
configured) cables to stop them working at gigabit speeds. I've made
quite a few quite long ones and as long as all the wires are correctly
connected they 'just work' at 1000Mb/s.

-- 
Chris Green
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Crimping tool, odd review Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-05-28 15:37 +0100
  Re: Crimping tool, odd review Poblano <8minutes@450F.com> - 2025-05-28 10:20 -0700
    Re: Crimping tool, odd review Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-05-29 11:49 +0100
  Re: Crimping tool, odd review Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-05-28 19:20 +0100
    Re: Crimping tool, odd review Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-05-29 04:17 +0000
  Re: Crimping tool, odd review Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2025-05-28 19:29 +0100
  Re: Crimping tool, odd review Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-05-29 09:33 +0100
    Re: Crimping tool, odd review Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-05-29 12:04 +0100
      Re: Crimping tool, odd review Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-05-29 17:34 +0100
        Re: Crimping tool, odd review Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-05-29 18:22 +0100
          Re: Crimping tool, odd review Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-05-29 19:48 +0100
            Re: Crimping tool, odd review Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-05-29 23:02 +0100
              Re: Crimping tool, odd review Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-05-30 06:05 -0400
                Re: Crimping tool, odd review Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2025-05-30 14:10 +0000
              Re: Crimping tool, odd review Jasen Betts <usenet@revmaps.no-ip.org> - 2025-07-01 09:10 +0000
                Re: Crimping tool, odd review Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-07-01 18:46 +0100
                Re: Crimping tool, odd review "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-07-01 20:58 +0200
            Re: Crimping tool, odd review Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2025-05-29 22:55 +0000
              Re: Crimping tool, odd review Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-05-30 11:56 +0100
            Re: Crimping tool, odd review "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-30 16:20 +0200
  Re: Crimping tool, odd review Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2025-05-29 11:21 +0000
    Re: Crimping tool, odd review Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2025-05-29 12:38 +0100
    Re: Crimping tool, odd review "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-29 13:54 +0200

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