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 Cisco site. And here is the command reference…