We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When it comes to high-speed data transfer, Cat-8 Ethernet cables are the gold standard at present. They're not only the fastest but also the ...

Using a 10/100 switch in any networking setup will immediately slow down all devices downstream from that switch. There is ...

Although wireless is simpler for a lot of people, due to multimedia sharing, bandwidth on a home network, and paranoia about wireless security, you may want to use a hard wired solution for home ...

To one degree or another, we are all creatures of habit. I tend to exhibit the same types of behavior, regardless of past experiences. While a lot of what I do can be described as me simply being ...

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 ...

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We live in an increasingly do-it-yourself world. We can check out our own groceries, pump our own gas and diagnose our own &#151 OK, maybe not that last one. But for the do-it-yourself type, making ...