My house has 6 phone jacks in the various rooms, all of which are wired with CAT5 cable. I'd like to convert some of these into Ethernet runs, but I'm not sure how to figure out which cables are which ...

The CAT label in Ethernet cables stands for “category,” which denotes its standard and specification. You can tell which category the cables belong to by the number suffix each one has. The main ...

An Ethernet cable lets you physically connect your computer to the internet. Ethernet connections are almost always faster than WiFi connections and are usually more stable. You'll need to connect one ...

Saeed Wazir is a South Africa-based journalist with over 15 years of IT experience and a love for reading and writing. He joined Pocket-Lint after writing tech articles for Dot Esports and Screen Rant ...

I've just bought a house. It has Ethernet cables installed with ports in almost every room. The installation could be pretty old - is there a way to easily identify what kind of cable is installed ...