Though we’ve never used their cables, [Blue Jeans Cable] out of Seattle, WA sure does seem to take the black art of cable manufacture seriously. When they read the Cat 6 specification, they knew they ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Belden 1872A MediaTwist Cat 6 cable. Last month, we covered unshielded twisted pairs (UTP) to ...

While Cat5e and Cat6 cables look exactly the same from the outside, it is what’s inside that makes the difference. Selecting the best solution for a network system can seem like a daunting task. It is ...

Cat5 is a common type of cable that's pretty much obsolete now. It caps out at 100Mbps, which you might not notice until you ...

Every so often, we get questions from people who plan to install Ethernet cable in their homes. The most frequent question we get is, "what's the difference between Cat 5e and Cat 6 cable, and which ...

Despite faster and more capable Wi-Fi technologies, there's still no substitute for the stability, range, and in many cases, performance, of an Ethernet connection. If you have a compatible router and ...

This article was updated March 31, 2023. It was originally published Jan. 8, 2016. Engineers and designers who don’t regularly work with CAT data of cables, and even some that do, can get confused ...

I just bought an Asante router for my computer and I wanted to hook it up. Right now I just have the DSL modem hooked up to my computer, but I needed to get another ethernet cable to connect the ...

There is a special type of Category 5, or Cat 5, cable that can be used to connect two computers without the use of a router or switch. These cables are known as crossover cables and they have ...