We were recently perusing facebook and came across an article written and shared by our friends over at Blue Jeans Cable, entitled, “Is Your Cat 6 Cable a Dog?”. We were pretty shocked to discover ...

Although it probably feels like forever to many of us since Category 5 Ethernet cabling became prevalent, now that 2.5 and even 5 Gbit Ethernet has trickled into the mainstream, a pertinent question ...

I need to make two crossover cables today. I just bought 2 Cat 5e patch cables, and didn't realize that I needed a crossover cable, and I rather need this done by tonight. My only tools are a pair of ...

I just bought an Asante router for my computer and I wanted to hook it up. Right now I just have the DSL modem hooked up to my computer, but I needed to get another ethernet cable to connect the ...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., March 28, 2012 /CNW/ - UL is notifying consumers, retailers and distributors that the USB and Patch Cables identified below bear an unauthorized UL Mark on the product packaging. The ...

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 ...

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