The flat design of this Ethernet cable is an alternative option that some may prefer depending on the installation. Flat cables are a bit more resistant to forming classic tangles and are easier ...

Ethernet cable types Image used with permission by copyright holder If you want, you can just choose the latest Cat number (8 at the moment) for future-proofing and not worry about the rest. Or ...

The RJ45 cable, also known as an Ethernet cable, is a standard cable which has four twisted pairs of colors. It is easy to crimp a RJ45 cable and make it into a straight cable or cross the cable as ...

The absolute minimum Ethernet cable worth considering today is a Cat5e. These cables offer Gigabit Ethernet speeds at up to 100m, and feature much better shielding against noise and crosstalk than ...

A network card may have several types of connectors, with the most common being an RJ45 connector and a BNC connector (coaxial cable). In this article, we talk about the RJ45 ethernet crossover cable, ...

Winner: SFP (or rather, QSFP28) Whereas modern-day Ethernet ports support at least 1 GbE transfer rates, you can easily hit 10 Gigabit speeds with the right Cat 6A cable, switch, and NIC combo.

First of all, it's important to know what sort of Ethernet your house is wired with. If your home is from the '90s or early '00s, there's a decent chance it's been wired with Cat 5, which is ...

Measuring the cable ties is very important: a head width of 4.33 mm is the right size to properly snap into the RJ45 socket and be removable with only a bit of resistance.