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.

I've just run two new CAT6 cables in my house and I'm having problems with my TiVo. However, I'm trying to narrow down the problem by making sure that the cables are good. My switch is a Dell ...

Welcome to another post in the series by Nick Locke, of Nicab Ltd, who has more than 15 years experience in the electronics manufacturing industry specialising in interconnection cable assembly. In ...

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 ...

The RFA-4218-20 cable tester checks CAT5 and 5E cables for conditions such as shorts, opens, reversed pairs, and crossed pairs. It handles both straight and crossover cables for UTP, STP, 10/10-MHz ...