The Best Ethernet Cable for Gaming
Feb 16, 2023

The Best Ethernet Cable for Gaming

You want to frag—not lag! Pick the wrong Ethernet cable, and you may get killed on the virtual battlefield fast....
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Advanced Residential and Small Business Physical Ethernet LAN Setup
Dec 15, 2022

Advanced Residential and Small Business Physical Ethernet LAN Setup

I have written much about the individual phases of working with Ethernet cable, such as how to terminate a keystone...
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Print & Go DIY Cable Installation Tool Checklist
Dec 01, 2022

Print & Go DIY Cable Installation Tool Checklist

Getting your home or small business network in place is easier than you might think. The primary obstacle for many...
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How to: Running Ethernet Cable Through Walls
Nov 17, 2022

How to: Running Ethernet Cable Through Walls

If you are installing new data cabling in your home or business, you want it to end up looking complete...
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How to: Dressing Ethernet Cables into Patch Panels
Oct 27, 2022

How to: Dressing Ethernet Cables into Patch Panels

When customers come to us with questions about designing an Ethernet cable installation for their home or small business, we...
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Residential Bonding and Grounding of Shielded Ethernet Cable Systems
Aug 25, 2022

Residential Bonding and Grounding of Shielded Ethernet Cable Systems

It is rare to actually need shielded Ethernet cable in a residential setting. Many DIY installers (homeowers) have a perception...
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How To:  Reterminate an IDC Connector
Aug 18, 2022

How To: Reterminate an IDC Connector

Sometimes when you terminate an Ethernet cable, the termination just doesn’t turn out right. Maybe it fails a test, or...
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How Do You Install a Keystone Jack Into a Wall?
Jun 09, 2022

How Do You Install a Keystone Jack Into a Wall?

So here we are. You’ve just cleared out that old bedroom. This is your new home office, and you need...
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What's the Difference Between Backbone and Horizontal Cabling?
Jan 20, 2022

What's the Difference Between Backbone and Horizontal Cabling?

What's the Difference Between Backbone and Horizontal Cabling? Written by Dave Harris, trueCABLE Technical Specialist, BICSI INST1 Certified Networks can be...
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