Cat5 is the older, slower standard, limited to a maximum of 100 Mbps on Ethernet cables up to 100 meters. At that speed, devices from as far back as 20 years ago are covered, so compatibility isn ...

If you’ve been browsing Ethernet cables online you may have seen that they come with names like CAT 5, CAT 6, CAT 7, and CAT 8. And no, we’re not talking about the feline kind of CAT…meow!

A lot home networks use an older CAT5 or CAT5e cable. Nowadays, however, it's worth swapping to a CAT6 network cable, especially if you've got fast internet.

While wireless gear is popular, the backbone of any network should be connected via an Ethernet cables. They offer higher and more consistent throughput, with less interference, which makes them ...