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, ...

There are many different types of ethernet cables, each fulfilling a specific purpose. If you were browsing the internet in the 90s, you likely used a Category 3 cable to facilitate your connection.

Is your network slower than a snail? The culprit might be hiding in plain ...

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 ...

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, ...

say I connect two Macs that support gigabit ethernet. can I use a plain-old crossover cable (cat5) and get "gigabit" speeds? or is there a special gigabit version of cat5? I'm confused. this is a ...

It's been almost a year since many of us started working from home, and it doesn't look like that's going to change anytime soon. In previous Jason Squared shows, Jason Cipriani and I have talked ...

If you've been facing slow internet and lagging issues despite paying for a premium internet plan, the advice you've probably gotten from most people is to switch to using Ethernet. Following this ...