Cat5 cables were the best option for wired networking (also called Ethernet) for a long time. But since the release of Cat6, that's changed. Cat6 is now considered the minimum standard for networking, ...

Home Wi-Fi has quietly become the weakest link in many fast internet plans, with video calls freezing and game sessions ...

Hey all,<BR><BR>I have a few unused rooms in my home - it's what happens when you move from a 1 bedroom apartment to a single family house. So I've transformed a bedroom into an exercise room. In ...

My apartment has CAT5 wires in the walls. The wiring is terminated in RJ-11 jacks, and comes together in the ceiling above the bathroom. I'm intending to run an outlet into the closet in there, ...

Although it probably feels like forever to many of us since Category 5 Ethernet cabling became prevalent, now that 2.5 and even 5 Gbit Ethernet has trickled into the mainstream, a pertinent question ...

I finally took your advice and went completely wired on my home network using a bunch of Ethernet cables I had lying around. Some are Cat5, and others are Cat5e. Is there a difference? Is one faster ...

For some, differentiating straight-through, crossover, and rollover wiring of cables could be quite challenging. These terms are referring to the way the cables are wired (which pin on one end is ...