Telecommunications experts and enthusiasts know how a robust network’s foundation lies within its cables. Everything, from its ability to maintain consistency over long distances and resist ...

I finally took your advice and went completely wired on my home network using a bunch of Ethernet cables I had lying around. Some are Cat5, and others are Cat5e. Is there a difference? Is one faster ...

When it comes to wired networks, you'll often hear people using "LAN cables" and "Ethernet cables" interchangeably, but are ...

Welcome to part two of the Align InfiniBand series. In this post, Rodney Willis, Align’s VP of sales and sourcing, completes a deep dive into the various types of cabling media and termination types ...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s ...

Richmond, Va. — Weidmuller has developed a full range of standard and customizable electrical and fiber-optic industrial Ethernet cables for both patch and network installation. The company said the ...

Perfect, all you need is straight through cables, whether you decide on T568A or B, just make sure they are the same on both ends and you will be cricket.<BR><BR>Just to complicate things further, do ...

Although it’s easy to head to the electronics store to buy network cables, making do with cables of predetermined lengths can be a problem. More often than not, premade cables are either too short ...