Flat Ethernet is the bane of my existance ...

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 ...

Double check your cables!

The kinds of preventative maintenance you should perform on the cabling infrastructure of the network and when it's time to replace it and/or the switches and hubs that support it. One of the obvious ...

Despite faster and more capable Wi-Fi technologies, there's still no substitute for the stability, range, and in many cases, performance, of an Ethernet connection. If you have a compatible router and ...

Editors’ note: This post is part of a regularly updated series. For the other parts, check out the related stories below. All home networks start with a network cable. Even if you plan on using all ...