Hello

I have recently started a temporary job in networking which I am very new to and which involves trying to determine why certain people cannot access the network.

I need to use a fluke and a dongle. Basically I visit the user, check if I can get a DHCP reading (with the fluke) with the fluke plugged into the wall socket. If I do not get a DHCP reading, I then place the dongle in the wall socket and check the switch in a CAB room - leaving the dongle in the wall socket. I then use the fluke again, in the CAB room, to check if there is a problem between the wall socket and CAB-room switch. But what is the dongle for?

Thanks

Guest2

It sounds lke you are using a cable testing kit. It has two pieces. One to connect to see if you receive signals on the connection. That is your fluke. The Dongle may have two functions depending on what kind of setup you have. One maybe sending a signal on each of the connected pair so you can test for connectivity, or it basically creates a bounce back for the signal sent out by the fluke to test the lines. Sounds like you are testing the cable in the wall. Making sure that all pairs are connected properly. Hope this helps.