made it to the job today and tested the line. it came up good. i have plugs at both ends so i put on jacks and jumpers just in case they didnt have a solid connection. he tried it and got better response but didnt make final communication. he feels at this point the company who sold the equiptment to them needs to make some adjustments. it will take 2 weeks for them to show up so its the waiting game. will post results. dave