Is there a tone generator/probe or similar tool that will allow me to trace a phone wire through the wall (i.e. hold the probe up to the drywall and detect where the wire is)? I have a normal tone generator and probe set which works fine for the usual process of tracing from the jack to the end of the line. But for the situation I have, I think I need something more than that.
I have a couple of phone jacks in my house that are connected to each other and seem to otherwise be completely isolated from the jacks in the rest of the house. Each only has one cable coming in to it. It seems really unlikely that that cable would just be directly connecting those two jacks, and there are no other loose cables in the boxes that would connect them to the rest of the house. So I assume they're both going somewhere else, that they're connected together and not connected in to everything else. I'm hoping if I can trace that spot (or alternatively trace where the break is), I can fix it.
Any suggestions (including recommendations for a better forum to post this in, if applicable)?
I have a couple of phone jacks in my house that are connected to each other and seem to otherwise be completely isolated from the jacks in the rest of the house. Each only has one cable coming in to it. It seems really unlikely that that cable would just be directly connecting those two jacks, and there are no other loose cables in the boxes that would connect them to the rest of the house. So I assume they're both going somewhere else, that they're connected together and not connected in to everything else. I'm hoping if I can trace that spot (or alternatively trace where the break is), I can fix it.
Any suggestions (including recommendations for a better forum to post this in, if applicable)?