I would like to know the switch port number that a particularly floor jack plugs in to? I know the jack number for the user but not to where it exactly connect on the switch.
2006-09-20 05:39:08 · 2 answers · asked by question 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
You could do a trail and error. Look at the switch and have someone disconnect the cable from the computer. Notice which light turns off. This is the port.
You can also use a tone generator. You plug one end into the wall socket and use the receiver at the switch. when the correct wire is found, the receiver will emit a tone. This costs about 100 dollars.
2006-09-20 07:03:09 · answer #1 · answered by ifoam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can see the LIGHT on the computer's ethernet card, and the LIGHT on the Hub or Ethernet Switch, you can simply UNPLUG, one at a time until you see the other end's light go out. It can be plugged in anywhere.
OK, let me RANT a bit. I have no idea why these Wire-pulling jocks don't MARK the wires. Gosh, that would save us a ton of time when debugging a bogus Ethernet Switch PORT or Computer Ethernet Card failure.
2006-09-20 12:47:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋