What Happens If Water Gets Inside Ethernet Cable?
Dec 10, 2020

What Happens If Water Gets Inside Ethernet Cable?

Liquid water inside an Ethernet cable is evil--even direct burial rated Ethernet cable with waterproof tape can only provide a certain...
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How To: Terminating a Cat5e Standard Push On Unshielded RJ45 Connector
Nov 20, 2020

How To: Terminating a Cat5e Standard Push On Unshielded RJ45 Connector

This combined video and written blog will show you how to put on one of the most challenging styles of...
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CMP vs LSZH: Fire Rated Ethernet Cabling Explained
Oct 13, 2020

CMP vs LSZH: Fire Rated Ethernet Cabling Explained

We discuss the two competing fire ratings (CMP & LSZH) you are likely to see stamped onto an Ethernet cable jacket....
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What Does a Bad Termination Look Like?
Oct 08, 2020

What Does a Bad Termination Look Like?

What makes an Ethernet cable termination bad?  Excessive untwist of the twisted pair conductors? Crossed wires? Nicked conductors? Bad electrical contact? Some...
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Copper Clad Aluminum vs Copper: The Ultimate Test
Aug 28, 2020

Copper Clad Aluminum vs Copper: The Ultimate Test

If you read my previous blog, then you know that Copper Clad Aluminum (CCA) is bad...very bad. Industry and regulatory...
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Testing 10 Gigabit Ethernet Over Copper on a Shoestring Budget
Jul 22, 2020

Testing 10 Gigabit Ethernet Over Copper on a Shoestring Budget

Are you ready to take the plunge into 10 Gigabit networking? If yes, the next question is often “How do...
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How To: Terminate a Shielded Cat6/Cat6A Standard Load Bar RJ45 Connector With External Ground
Jun 15, 2020

How To: Terminate a Shielded Cat6/Cat6A Standard Load Bar RJ45 Connector With External Ground

Just bought yourself a nice outdoor surveillance camera or Wi-Fi Access Point?  But confused around the misinformation out there regarding the...
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How to Boost Your WiFi Signal: Mesh Networking
Apr 16, 2020

How to Boost Your WiFi Signal: Mesh Networking

The second part of this series covers one of the latest WiFi trends: Mesh Networking. Will this technology help or...
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How to Boost Your WiFi Signal: Working With a Single WiFi Router
Apr 10, 2020

How to Boost Your WiFi Signal: Working With a Single WiFi Router

Welcome to the first installment of a three part series, all addressing how to get the most from your WiFi...
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