Home networking projects can become expensive quickly when you're purchasing ready-made cables. I was staring at a $600+ price for all the cables I needed, so I grabbed an RJ45 crimp tool and a ...

The RJ45 cable, also known as an Ethernet cable, is a standard cable which has four twisted pairs of colors. It is easy to crimp a RJ45 cable and make it into a straight cable or cross the cable as ...

I have prewired my previously gutted and remodeled home with CAT6 to most rooms, as well as 4 wireless APs (big house). Currently all the dirty work is done and the walls are closed, and it's time for ...

Ethernet is ubiquitous, fast, and simple. You only need two diffpairs (four wires) to establish a 100Mbit link, the hardware is everywhere, you can do Ethernet over long distances easily, and tons of ...

[Photo: Instructables] Have you ever broken the connector on an Ethernet cable, but didn’t want to go out and buy a replacement? If you only have one or two broken cable heads, it’s probably not worth ...

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 but ...

What is a crossover cable used for? The fastest way to connect PCs together, to a router or central switch, is through Ethernet cabling, a standard that’s been in networking installation for years.