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, ...

Is your network slower than a snail? The culprit might be hiding in plain ...

Category 5 cables (or more commonly referred to as Cat 5 cables) are a specific standard of ethernet cable. There are also Cat 5e, Cat 6, Cat 7, and Cat 8 cables to choose from. The main differences ...

If you want to run a signal to a stationary device, such as a desktop computer, an Ethernet cable is a top choice. We list the best 100-foot Ethernet cables.

A couple months ago, I decided I would never buy another Ethernet cable, ever. If you’re like me, you have a box or drawer ...

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 ...

It's been almost a year since many of us started working from home, and it doesn't look like that's going to change anytime soon. In previous Jason Squared shows, Jason Cipriani and I have talked ...

Back in February, we ran a piece discussing a hyper-expensive “audiophile-grade” Ethernet cable, the Audioquest Diamond. An 8-meter version of the Audioquest Diamond costs about $4,500, and a 12-meter ...

Gigabit ethernet should work fine on regular cat5. But a regular crossover cable won't work with gigabit ethernet, due to gigabit ethernet using a different pin-out, and using all 8 wires. Most ...

HDBaseT, which can send massive amounts of audio, video, and data hundreds of feet over cheap, simple Cat 5 Ethernet cables, is coming to an AV device near you. David leads the editorial team at CNET.