Although it’s easy to head to the electronics store to buy network cables, making do with cables of predetermined lengths can be a problem. More often than not, premade cables are either too short ...

For some, differentiating straight-through, crossover, and rollover wiring of cables could be quite challenging. These terms are referring to the way the cables are wired (which pin on one end is ...

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 ...

That cheap Ethernet cable in your router box is why you're not getting the speeds you paid for — it is probably crippling ...

I recently bought an house, and I'm trying to figure out how to set up wired internet access. The house is pre-wired but I need some advice on how to reverse engineer it.. 3 rooms have rj-11 and rj-45 ...

Sure, you can buy Ethernet cables from the store, but where's the fun in that? If you want to make custom cable lengths or crossover cables, or repair a broken connector, why not do it yourself?

Man in tie plugging in RJ11 telephone cable with Ethernet adapter. - IZE-5tyle/Shutterstock If you struggle to get good wireless signals throughout your house, you've done everything you can to ...

We all take Ethernet and its ubiquitous RJ-45 connector for granted these days. But Ethernet didn’t start with twisted pair cable. [Mark] and [Ben] at The Serial Port YouTube channel are taking a deep ...