Cable and Network Tester Comparison Chart

LanSeeker
LanSeeker
Mapmaster 2.0
MapMaster 2.0
Mapmaster 3.0
MapMaster 3.0
Cable Prowler
Cable Prowler
Net Prowler
Net Prowler
Net Chaser
Net Chaser
Ethernet Speed Certification✓
Bit Error Rate Testing, Signal to Noise Ratio and Delay Skew✓
TDR technology✓✓✓
Capacitance Length ✓✓✓
Detect Opens, Shorts, Miswires, Reverses, Split pairs✓✓✓✓✓✓
Measures Length to Opens & ShortsOpens onlyOpens only✓✓✓
Measures Length of cable✓✓✓✓✓
Verifies Continuity (RJ45, RJ11,Coax)RJ45 only✓✓✓✓✓
One-ended testing✓✓✓✓✓
Tone Generation✓✓✓✓✓✓
Identification Remotes (ID only) Ntwk & Coax 1-191-201-201-201-20
Testing & ID Remotes (1-8) Ntwk & Tel✓✓✓✓✓
Interface connectionRJ45 onlyRJ45/F conn/RJ11RJ45/F conn/RJ11RJ45/F connRJ45/F connRJ45/F conn
Screen typeNo screen/LED’sLCD no colorBacklit LCD no colorLCD Color LCD ColorLCD Color Touch
Save and export test results✓✓✓
Battery Type9V9V9VAAAARechargeable lithium ion
Active Network Tests
Active Ethernet (Link Capability & Link Status)✓✓✓
Detects PoE/PoE+, PoE class, and load test for voltage drop✓✓✓
Link Light ✓✓✓✓
IPv4 Support✓✓
IPv6 Support✓
VLAN discovery✓✓
Discovery Protocols (CDP, LLDP)(CDP, LLDP)
Port Discovery✓✓
Network Mapping✓✓
Ping ✓✓
Number of Targets10+8
DHCP✓✓
URL entry✓✓
Manual address entry✓✓
Throughput✓
Traceroute✓