Ethernet

Gaming Hardware

Connecting your Nintendo Switch to the internet unlocks digital storefront access, online multiplayer, automatic updates, cloud backups, and a range of connected services. This...

cabling

Cat 6 cable is designed to support up to 10 Gbps at short distances and 1 Gbps at longer runs, giving most home and small office setups a noticeable improvement in sustained thr...

networking

For Cat6a, the widely specified baseline maximum distance is 100 meters (328 feet) for compliant permanent links, channels, and fixed patch cords when used to support 10GBASE-T...

networking

Ethernet link aggregation bundles multiple physical links into a single logical channel to increase bandwidth and provide failover resilience. Also called trunking or bonding, i...

information-technology

To hard wire is to establish a dedicated physical connection between devices or networks using cables, connectors, and active or passive hardware. This approach is common for Et...

Security

The Snort rules list is the core mechanism that defines how the open source network intrusion detection and prevention system (NIDS/NIPS) inspects traffic and makes security dec...

networking

No, two computers cannot safely share a single Ethernet cable to reach independent destinations on a network in a standard, point-to-point setup. An Ethernet cable run between a...

Guides And Explainers

If you just need a quick answer, Cat 5 is suitable for basic 10/100 Mbps speeds up to 100 m and is largely outdated for new installations. Cat 6 supports up to 1 Gbps over 100 m...

networking

Among network topologies, bus topology has historically been the most common in early local area networks, especially legacy Ethernet implementations, because it uses a single s...