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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

I want to get wired access to most of my home. Problem is - I can only see 4 places where there is pre-existing cat5e cable junctions/connectors (interestingly I only see 3 cat5e wire ends in the ...

Joel Keller spent more than a decade in IT before becoming a full-time journalist. He has written for The New York Times, Parade and others. A robust network is a critical component of business ...

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