[plug] home cat5 issues

[Tim Bowden]

On Wed, 2008-03-19 at 14:19 +0900, Jason wrote:
> <snip>
> 
> Gavin, I have had the exact same issue recently.  Installed the cable
>  from one side of the house to the other via the ceiling cavity, cable
>  tester says it's wired correctly but the damn thing doesn't work.
> 
> Cable strewn across the floor works fine but unfortunately the wife
>  doesn't like it, and the dog likes to chew it.
> 
> I've yet to yank the offending cable out and re-cable, but think that's
>  what I'll have to do.
> 
> Hope you resolve the issue (and possibly help resolve mine at the same
>  time!).

Do you have any cat5 cable running alongside power cables?  Does nasty
things.  Crossing at ~90deg is fine though.

HTH,
Tim Bowden