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 ...

A new video from TigerDirect and CablesToGo should be on your viewing list. The video shows how to cut, connect and install Ethernet cables, and is hosted on Sclipo, a video website similar to YouTube ...

Standard cable lengths rarely match the actual requirements for wall runs. You end up with bunched-up excess cable creating ugly tangles behind your equipment. Making my own meant I could measure each ...

Why Should You Make Ethernet Cables? As most of you have probably purchased an Ethernet cable at one point or another, you’ll know that one of the most annoying things about buying an Ethernet cable ...

Many engineers are building test systems on based on Ethernet/LAN platforms. LXI standardizes and extends Ethernet LAN technology to serve test-and-measurement applications, supporting instant and ...

Ethernet-based systems, while far more flexible and feature-rich, have a much higher degree of variability due in large part to the same flexibility they offer customers. As a result, you need to have ...

Sure, you can buy a cable tester, but what fun is that? [Ashish] posted a nice looking cable tester that you can build with or without an onboard Arduino. If you don’t use an Arduino, the project uses ...

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.

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 ...

If your employees are spending time watching online videos, it's not necessarily a bad thing. A new video out recently on Sclipo (a site similar to YouTube) and produced by CablesToGo/TigerDirect ...