What is in your Toolkit?
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@gjacobse yup, we have several of those. You don't do field work so you probably have not seen them. I know that we have multiple and they get loaned out to people heading to the field. They upload to a central account which is pretty cool because it alerts the tech alias and we can see stuff come in in a central console. Love those.
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Ideally
- Large capacity USB
PSTools
Process Explorer
Process Monitor
Portable Chrome/Firefox
GetFileSize Portable
BlueScreenView
OpenHardwareMonitor - Torch with a mounting magnet (Flashlight)
- Linux Boot CD/USB
- Command line Ninja-ery
- Network Cable tester
- Screw drivers
- Torx set
- Spare Cat5e or 6
- Laptop
- Smartphone (with hotspot capabilities)
(Edit: Added Flashlight notation - You English and your terms.)
- Large capacity USB
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Hey guys! I'm Kendall with Fluke Networks, for those of you who don't know me. Seems like there's a few questions, so let me see what I can help with
You definitely got the main delineation between LinkRunner AT 1000 & 2000 right - 2000 also offers network testing over fiber. LinkRunner ATs have a lot of functionality over LinkSprinters, but I tend to lean towards grabbing my LinkRunner for unmanaged environments. They allow for faster wire mapping and tracing, and are actually tone generators as well. The main crowd pleaser for LinkSprinter is it's ability to get the switch advertisement info (CDP/LLDP/EDP) and check PoE, test DHCP, Gateway/router, and make sure you can get an internet connection at that drop (all of this is also built into the LinkRunner ATs).
It packs a punch and the starting model is only $199. It was really made to solve 80% of your troubleshooting issues at a better price point for SMBs. Solid addition to a tool kit!
Hope that helps! Let me know if you have any other questions. I'm kinda new here, but I'll be around
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Welcome! Great to see Fluke here, that is awesome.
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Fluke makes great stuff. Hard to go wrong with their stuff in your "go bag." And another vote for a large USB stick. And if you can find a small screwdriver kit with a lot of different sizes and types and don't forget about Torx.
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Thanks @KendallHershey - this is on my list of tools to pick up in 2016. I don't do much cable work these days,.. but it's great to have when i do get the chance.
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Thanks for the warm welcome folks!
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I love seeing familiar faces here on ML!
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@MattSpeller said:
Customer service baseball bat. Occasionally one needs percussive maintenance and my hands are critical to making my living.
I hope that qualifies under "favorite" more than "most used".
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@art_of_shred said:
@MattSpeller said:
Customer service baseball bat. Occasionally one needs percussive maintenance and my hands are critical to making my living.
I hope that qualifies under "favorite" more than "most used".
Why not both?
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@coliver Remind me not to let you work on anything for one of our customers...
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@art_of_shred said:
@coliver Remind me not to let you work on anything for one of our customers...
The equipment would be safe that's for sure.
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@Reid-Cooper said:
Fluke makes great stuff. Hard to go wrong with their stuff in your "go bag." And another vote for a large USB stick. And if you can find a small screwdriver kit with a lot of different sizes and types and don't forget about Torx.
Yes,.. Fluke is the standard when talking about testing and metering. I would love to have some of their gear,.. but there is a limit on what I need / much less afford. They make some of the best DVM and network tools.
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When you are here in my office you will have to play with stuff
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@gjacobse said:
@Reid-Cooper said:
Fluke makes great stuff. Hard to go wrong with their stuff in your "go bag." And another vote for a large USB stick. And if you can find a small screwdriver kit with a lot of different sizes and types and don't forget about Torx.
Yes,.. Fluke is the standard when talking about testing and metering. I would love to have some of their gear,.. but there is a limit on what I need / much less afford. They make some of the best DVM and network tools.
Absolutely agree. You'll pry my 179 from my cold dead fingers.
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@MattSpeller said:
@gjacobse said:
@Reid-Cooper said:
Fluke makes great stuff. Hard to go wrong with their stuff in your "go bag." And another vote for a large USB stick. And if you can find a small screwdriver kit with a lot of different sizes and types and don't forget about Torx.
Yes,.. Fluke is the standard when talking about testing and metering. I would love to have some of their gear,.. but there is a limit on what I need / much less afford. They make some of the best DVM and network tools.
Absolutely agree. You'll pry my 179 from my cold dead fingers.
Haha! This thread just made my day
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@MattSpeller said:
Absolutely agree. You'll pry my 179 from my cold dead fingers.
Let me get my pry bar....
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@gjacobse I should have purchased a 179 instead of the many cheaper brands i've purchased.
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@KendallHershey said:
Haha! This thread just made my day
zomg a wild Fluke rep appears - heelllloooooooo
Any chance you could hook me up with a fuse for my 179? I'm really attached to both my arms and legs which seems to be the going rate for one of them.
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