Network Tools: Know what they look like and what they do.

Punch down tool

Punch down tool. Used to connect twisted pair cable to a 110 block, wall plate, and patch panel

Crimper

Crimping tool for twisted pair cabling. Used to attach RJ-11 / RJ-45 connectors to twisted pair cabling

Tone generator

Tone generator: used to trace cables. Comes in handy when the wall plates and or cables are not properly labeled.

Loopback adapter: used to test the functionality of the network card and test the TCP/IP protocol stack when an ethernet cable is not available from the DHCP server.

Loopback adapter