So far after searching the forums I found that I had to replace R24 to 0R (only way to get the COM ports to show in windows). That made it appear to work better as LEDs are now properly bright. I seem to get link after about 10 seconds on the T1L side (maybe longer) (is that normal time?). I am only using about 15 feet of shielded cat 5e using 1 pair and the shield cable. So far I have only seen 4 packets actually pass through undamaged. I have not run any scripts as I was under the impression by the documentation for what I am doing, that it isn't required.
Where do I start to get this working? I went through all of the forum, but most are closed with no answer.
Thanks!