Your 1Gbps connection needs at least a Cat 5e cable, with Cat 6 being the recommended standard these days, especially for ...

Ethernet cables can come in handy, but have you ever wondered why they are mostly yellow? Here's what the color commonly ...

Blue Ethernet cables aren’t any different from other colors. Different tones are only handy when you’re using multiple cables ...

Choosing an ethernet cable for your home network seems straightforward, but there’s more to it than you might think, especially if you don’t know what all the different names and numbers mean. If you ...

CAT 8 cables offer ultrafast, 40-gigabit-per-second speeds and robust shielding for short-range enterprise use but upgrading and installation present challenges. Enterprise networks are getting better ...

Laced across the cold depths of the world's oceans is a network of multimillion-dollar cables, which have become the vital connections of our online lives. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 ...

There are many different types of ethernet cables, each fulfilling a specific purpose. If you were browsing the internet in the 90s, you likely used a Category 3 cable to facilitate your connection.

Few parts of the Earth remain unconnected. By this, I mean that fewer and fewer corners of the globe exist without some sort of internet or digital connectivity. Quality and consistency obviously vary ...

With Ethernet turning 50 this year, Ars is resurfacing this feature on the development and evolution of Ethernet that was originally published in 2011. Although watching TV shows from the 1970s ...