There is a special type of Category 5, or Cat 5, cable that can be used to connect two computers without the use of a router or switch. These cables are known as crossover cables and they have ...

Cat5 cables were the best option for wired networking (also called Ethernet) for a long time. But since the release of Cat6, that's changed. Cat6 is now considered the minimum standard for networking, ...

I'm going to be running ethernet cables through the walls of a new house and I'm trying to decide if it is worth it to run the Cat6 cables or just go with the regular cat5. The cat6 are more expensive ...

I just bought an Asante router for my computer and I wanted to hook it up. Right now I just have the DSL modem hooked up to my computer, but I needed to get another ethernet cable to connect the ...