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, ...

Using an Ethernet cable over Wi-Fi guarantees a more stable and faster gaming experience for players. CAT-8 cables provide superior internet speeds, but CAT-6 cables are more than enough for most ...

I recently bought a 250-foot bulk box of Cat6 to do some custom-length Ethernet runs through my house, and I did what a lot of people do: go to Amazon, search for the product, buy the one at a decent ...

Joel Keller spent more than a decade in IT before becoming a full-time journalist. He has written for The New York Times, Parade and others. A robust network is a critical component of business ...

Does your home network really need another Ethernet upgrade?

Many of you are on Wi-Fi, but this is salient to you. Amazon’s enormous sales site is marketing Cat 5 and Cat 6 Ethernet cable with aluminum conductors, as well as “plenum-rated” cable that bears no ...

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 ...

The original complaint with my network really was a coverage problem, so I treated it like one. I had my router in the ...

His love of PCs and their components was born out of trying to squeeze every ounce of performance out of the family computer. Tinkering with his own build at age 10 turned into building PCs for ...