Chances are you’ve come across an Ethernet cable where the small plastic tab that holds the plug in place has broken off. We have a crimper on hand and usually just throw on a new RJ45 connector ...

As far as consumer network hardware goes, we’re all expected to be pretty happy with 802.11n WiFi and Gigabit Ethernet over Cat 6 cables. For most home users, that’s plenty of bandwidth for ...

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, ...

An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 gigabit per second. Gigabit Ethernet (GbE, GE) connects PCs and servers in local networks and is commonly employed along with a mix of 10/100 Mbps devices.

and also 40 Gigabit Ethernet (40 GbE) over fiber cables. The 40 Gbe is designed for use within the organization between servers and the Ethernet switch, while 100 GbE is geared to long-distance ...

Belden, the leading supplier of high quality and innovative signal transmission solutions, has added a railway-approved high performance Ethernet Gigabit data cable for mission-critical railway and ...

One resulting change is to extend the reach of the long-established LAN-based Ethernet protocols into the core of networks. This spawned the creation of Gigabit Ethernet and more recently 10 Gigabit ...

The new devices aim to provide small businesses with an inexpensive way to migrate networks from Fast Ethernet to Gigabit. The rackmount switches start at about $9 a port, Cisco said. The product ...