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, ...

Slow internet can be fixed by simply purchasing an Ethernet cable, but choosing the right one for your home can be tricky. We ...

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Your internet won’t get faster just because your Ethernet cable got pricier.

Hey folks, I've been making my own cables for a long time now, but have had to hide them under stuff since I never owned my own home. Now that I do have a house, I want to run some cat6 throughout. I ...

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 ...

Looking to redo runs in a couple racks sitting in our server room (read: approximately 25-35 runs that are 14-20') and they keep coming in as the least insane from a price standpoint. Anyone ...

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 ...

Cat6 is the best Ethernet cable for most home networks, offering fast speeds without the high cost of Cat7 or Cat8.