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, ...

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

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 ...

Category 5 cables (or more commonly referred to as Cat 5 cables) are a specific standard of ethernet cable. There are also Cat 5e, Cat 6, Cat 7, and Cat 8 cables to choose from. The main differences ...

When network speeds tank, we blame the router first. Then the ISP. Maybe we even swap out a perfectly good streaming device, thinking it's the culprit. Rarely does anyone bother checking the Ethernet ...

There is a special type of Category 5, or Cat 5, cable that can be used to connect two computers without the use of a router or switch. These cables are known as crossover cables and they have ...

Back in February, we ran a piece discussing a hyper-expensive “audiophile-grade” Ethernet cable, the Audioquest Diamond. An 8-meter version of the Audioquest Diamond costs about $4,500, and a 12-meter ...

Which 100-foot Ethernet cables are best? While most people have come to depend on a wireless signal, that is not the best way to transmit data. Based on the technology we have available to us, an ...

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 ...