BoingBoing Gadgets found this photo of the original original Ethernet cable at Xerox PARC, devised by Bob Metcalfe so he could rig up a local system for sharing things digitally. The diagram below ...

For some, differentiating straight-through, crossover, and rollover wiring of cables could be quite challenging. These terms are referring to the way the cables are wired (which pin on one end is ...

Zilog’s eZ80AcclaimPlus! ™ Ethernet Zdots® Single Board Computers (SBCs) deliver a complete 10/100 Base-T Ethernet solution including an RFC compliant TCP/ IP Stack and RTOS. The flexibility provided ...

If you can't tell which Ethernet cable goes where, this inexpensive tool can help. Photo: Lewis Wallace/Cult of Mac The Elegiant Wire Tracker looks unassuming, but it helped me solve a frustrating ...

Blue Ethernet cables don't perform any differently to other cables; the main reason for colored cables is to aid identifying ...

Cat 8 is overkill for most, but if you want the best of the best in terms of shielding and performance, it's as good as it gets. This particular gold-plated version comes in sizes from 1.5 to 150 feet ...