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 ...

Wherever you call home, it probably didn't come wired up for that most precious of home utilities: internet access. Sometimes wireless networking can only take you so far. Guerrilla network wiring ...

A friend of mine and I are having a debate.<BR><BR>He and I both agree that "electrically" the order of your Ethernet patch cable wiring shouldn't matter, as long as you're consistent. If you chose ...

You've ripped a movie on your laptop, and now want it on that fancy new home theater PC next to your TV. If you've got the time, wiring your house with Cat-5e cable could make transfer times a distant ...

I started crimping my own Ethernet cables when I moved and tackled my basement networking project. Each CAT6 Ethernet cord contains eight colored wires inside—and they're not decorative. During my ...

Why assemble your own ethernet cables? Many online stores sell them for only a couple of dollars each. But certain situations call for using your own custom-wired cables. Maybe you need enough of them ...

I recently bought an house, and I'm trying to figure out how to set up wired internet access. The house is pre-wired but I need some advice on how to reverse engineer it.. 3 rooms have rj-11 and rj-45 ...

Man in tie plugging in RJ11 telephone cable with Ethernet adapter. - IZE-5tyle/Shutterstock If you struggle to get good wireless signals throughout your house, you've done everything you can to ...

Choosing the right Ethernet cable for you isn’t as straight forward as just buying the best Ethernet cable available and calling it a day. There are various generations of Ethernet cable to consider, ...

When [Bobo1on1] upgraded his Internet connection from ADSL to Fiber he ran into an issue of actually getting that speed to his desktop computer though his LAN setup. Before he had been using a ...