Standard Internet routers usually come with four Ethernet local area network ports, while the more advanced routers used by some companies may offer eight ports. If the number of computers, printers ...

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 ...

While most modern Ethernet cables you buy won't present an issue, some older Ethernet cables can actually throttle your ...

TS LAN 500 is a five-day course that prepares craftspeople for all aspects of fiber optic cable installation in a local area network environment. Both multimode and single-mode fiber types are covered ...

After discovering that a single Cat5 cable was bottlenecking some devices on my network to 90 Mbps while the rest of my setup ran at gigabit speeds, I went deep into learning what actually makes one ...

Cat 8 is overkill for most, but if you want the best of the best in terms of shielding and performance, it's as good as it gets. This particular gold-plated version comes in sizes from 1.5 to 150 feet ...

CAT 8 cables offer ultrafast, 40-gigabit-per-second speeds and robust shielding for short-range enterprise use but upgrading and installation present challenges. Enterprise networks are getting better ...

I've just bought a house. It has Ethernet cables installed with ports in almost every room. The installation could be pretty old - is there a way to easily identify what kind of cable is installed ...