Although wireless is simpler for a lot of people, due to multimedia sharing, bandwidth on a home network, and paranoia about wireless security, you may want to use a hard wired solution for home ...

Wireless networks may be convenient, but wired networks beat Wi-Fi in every other way. Wired networks are faster, they’re always reliable, and they’re secure. Unless you’re sitting on the couch with a ...

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, ...

These days, anything with copper in it is expensive. If you doubt that, a walk into any Home Depot electrical department, where the wire is locked up tighter than Fort Knox, will prove otherwise.

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, ...

I'm a tech journalist and author from Gloucestershire, UK. Despite faster and more capable Wi-Fi technologies, there's still no substitute for the stability, range, and in many cases, performance, of ...

I want to get wired access to most of my home. Problem is - I can only see 4 places where there is pre-existing cat5e cable junctions/connectors (interestingly I only see 3 cat5e wire ends in the ...

Cat5 may still be an option, but Cat6 is faster, safer, and more durable Cat5 cables were the best option for wired networking (also called Ethernet) for a long time. But since the release of Cat6, ...