This article will help us with a small hardware testing tool which helps verify whether the interface port is working or not. The small testing tool is an RJ45 based Ethernet Testing tool which can be created within minutes by connecting wires as per defined below-
Before that, the following are required to make Ethernet Loopback Tester tool
Hardware Prerequisites –
- Cat5 or Cat6 Cable
- Crimping tool
- Cutter
- RJ-45 Connector
Step 1 –
Step 2 –
Pin 2 <-> Pin 6
Step 3 –
Once the Ethernet Loopback testing tool is ready, let’s verify Ethernet ports on Cisco hardware –
Step 1 –
Step 2 –
Step 3 –
If the above output is not received, i.e. up/up status, this confirms the interface hardware is malfunctioning.
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