[Elecraft] slightly OT -- acceptable network switch (aka Linksysproduces birdies)

[Clay Autery]

If changing the cabling was the solution for your "birdies" then it
would appear the issue was not with the switch hardware, but with poorly
constructed cables.

There are a LOT of CAT-5 and CAT-5e labels on cables out there that
simply aren't.  There's a list of specs involved, fairly lengthy one,
all of which must be met to qualify a cable at a specific grade.
Most cables that fail a check because they missed something in the
termination procedure (not signal routing).

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On 2/5/2016 3:48 AM, Larry Gauthier (K8UT) wrote:
> John,
>
> I had a similar situation here with a LinkSys switch. Tried a NetGear
> switch and the birdies moved - but were still present. Solved the
> problem by moving all networked devices from cat5 10 mb to cat6 1000t
> gigabit ethernet.
>
> -larry (K8UT)