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Finding out length of a UTP cable using Cisco IOS

Well, this is just cool. Everyone has been there; sitting at a Cisco switch console wondering how long the unmarked UTP plugged into port 17 is… Thankfully Cisco IOS might be able to tell you:

core# test cable-diagnostics tdr interface gigabitethernet0/17

Unfortunately it’s not available on all switches. I dug this up on here Cisco site. And here is the command reference… Continue Reading