{"id":832,"date":"2016-09-01T07:23:27","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T14:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.platinumtools.com\/sections\/?page_id=832"},"modified":"2016-09-26T15:56:44","modified_gmt":"2016-09-26T22:56:44","slug":"video-how-to-trace-live-ethernet-cables-to-a-switch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.platinumtools.com\/sections\/video-how-to-trace-live-ethernet-cables-to-a-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: How to trace live ethernet cables to a switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;835&#8243; img_size=&#8221;&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Interrupting live networks is painful. But sometimes you\u2019ve got to do work in the cable closets, server rooms, and other crowded and complex rivers of wire that are your responsibility. Does there have to be an acceptable amount of downtime for tracing and testing wires? 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