Although it probably feels like forever to many of us since Category 5 Ethernet cabling became prevalent, now that 2.5 and even 5 Gbit Ethernet has trickled into the mainstream, a pertinent question ...

Depending on how (and when) your home's phone lines were installed, there are specialized modems that can convert your ...

Our new house (a foreclosure we bought last year) apparently has networking wiring, but it is not quite finished and is wired for phone instead. I'd like to know whether I can re-purpose it for ...

If you've been considering upgrading the backbone of your home LAN to 2.5GbE or even to 10GbE, know one thing in advance — it's not as simple as the switch to 1GbE was. However, that upgrade wasn't ...

My home network is never quite finished, partly because I had some oversights while wiring it up, partly because the existing wiring wasn't designed well, and partly because it's a large task and I ...

If you run Internet Connections Troubleshooter, and you see an error message saying A network cable is not properly plugged in or may be broken, then this post will ...

The proper method of wiring an RS-485 network is described, with recommendations for twisted-pair cabling and correctly locating termination resistors. Received waveforms are shown for examples of ...

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 ...

Said to be a breakthrough technology for home networking, the Poem IC uses domestic electrical wiring to reliably transport audio, video, voice, and data. The low-cost device employs the Synchronous ...