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  • Is there a way to see if it is the termination or if The cable got damaged while routing it.

    Yes.

    Better testers have a “cable length” mode, this can show approximately where the signal is interrupted.

    1. Mid-priced cable testers, when they offer this mode, use capacitance. This is inexact, but will likely suffice for your needs.

    2. Expensive test tools may instead have a Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR). Prices range from a couple hundred bucks to well into the thousands.

    Either way, test the cable from each end, and if the length of the faulty pair is different when testing from one termination than from the other, that should tell you if the problem is in the termination or in the wall.







  • If you are using your ISPs device as your router, they see the MAC (hardware) address of each device on your wired and wireless network and know the make of each.

    If you substitute your own router, the MAC isn’t passed through and they’d have a tougher time knowing exactly how many and what kind of devices are in your home network.

    Additionally, some routers (and all OpenWRT routers) can run a “full tunnel VPN” client, obfuscating your traffic from your ISP’s deep packet inspection and preventing them from enumerating your internal clients.