Is that sleek, flat cable secretly killing your internet speed? We looked at the "twisted-pair" science to see which cable ...

Ethernet cables are not exactly exciting. After all, they all look the same. One thing you might notice, though, is that they come in a variety of colors, like blue, yellow, red, green, gray, and even ...

Just as an Ethernet port can have differently colored lights, the cables themselves can also come in an array of colors. It's tough to know what the colors mean, especially since it depends on the ...

I recently moved into a new home office, and with that came connecting all sorts of cables to a few computers. I had a router with an attached USB for my home media server, an Ethernet switch, and ...

A friend of mine and I are having a debate.<BR><BR>He and I both agree that "electrically" the order of your Ethernet patch cable wiring shouldn't matter, as long as you're consistent. If you chose ...

Choosing the right Ethernet cable for you isn’t as straight forward as just buying the best Ethernet cable available and calling it a day. There are various generations of Ethernet cable to consider, ...

Figure 1. EIA/TIA 568 assigns CAT-X cable colors in a standardized way. (Illustrations used with permission of Robert Kerr, NetSpec). Click here to see an enlarged diagram. To get the most out of your ...