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 ...

Why pre-wired Ethernet in older homes fails—and what to do about it ...

There are things inside your walls, unspeakable horrors.

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 ...

Network cabling is one of those things you don't think about until you're knee-deep in a buildout, and then you realize cheap ...

Saeed Wazir is a South Africa-based journalist with over 15 years of IT experience and a love for reading and writing. He joined Pocket-Lint after writing tech articles for Dot Esports and Screen Rant ...

Remember that one time the cable you grabbed from the box was exactly the right length for the run from patch panel to server shelf? What if every patch cable you picked up were just the right length?

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 ...

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 ...

To one degree or another, we are all creatures of habit. I tend to exhibit the same types of behavior, regardless of past experiences. While a lot of what I do can be described as me simply being ...