In the initial days of the Ethernet, there were two common options for configurations: 10Base2 and 10Base5. The operating speed for both configurations was 10 Mbps and used coaxial cable with ...

Cat5: A Little Older, A Little Slower Category 5 cabling, also known as Cat5, is an older type of network cabling. Cat5 cables were made to support theoretical speeds of 10Mbps and 100Mbps.

Sticking to Ethernet cables with newer category ratings is often what's best, but let's dive a bit deeper into what separates these cables from one another. The frequency of a cable, measured in ...

Welcome to another post in the series by Nick Locke, of Nicab Ltd, who has over 15 years experience in the electronics manufacturing industry specialising in interconnection cable assembly. This week ...

Different types may look identical, but they are not As many of us keep our Ethernet cables for a long time and tend to connect newer devices around the house to the same old cables, you'd be ...

An Ethernet cable, sometimes referred to as a network cable, is a cord that runs from a router, modem, or network switch to your computer, giving your device access to the local area network (LAN ...

Cat-6 Ethernet cables support up to 10 Gbps for 55 meters and up to 1 Gbps for 100 meters (or around 328 feet). The Jadaol will provide more than enough bandwidth for most households.

The following image shows a “real world” working example of two Ethernet cables connected to a switch, in turn connected to a mobile hotspot via a Wi-Fi to Ethernet adapter.