Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. Few ...

Although it probably feels like forever to many of us since Category 5 Ethernet cabling became prevalent, now that 2.5 and even 5 Gbit Ethernet has trickled into the mainstream, a pertinent question ...

After discovering that a single Cat5 cable was bottlenecking some devices on my network to 90 Mbps while the rest of my setup ran at gigabit speeds, I went deep into learning what actually makes one ...

Adapters for adding thicker ports are nothing new for Apple’s modern line of notebooks. Even the high-end Retina MacBook Pro decidedly excludes a direct Ethernet connection, and Apple’s MacBook Air ...

Ethernet has gained speed many times, and now it may be about to lose weight. On Monday, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) announced the formation of a study group on ...

Choosing an ethernet cable for your home network seems straightforward, but there’s more to it than you might think, especially if you don’t know what all the different names and numbers mean. If you ...

Although watching TV shows from the 1970s suggests otherwise, the era wasn't completely devoid of all things resembling modern communication systems. Sure, the 50 Kbps modems that the ARPANET ran on ...

I use a simple unmanaged switch to expand my wired Ethernet access without complicating my home network.

Popular Apple accessory maker Belkin today announced a line of new cables and adapters designed to work with the newly announced 12-inch Retina MacBook, which ships with a single USB-C port. Most ...

Just moved home and the new place does not have Ethernet drops in each room (living room and two bedrooms). What it does have are phone and ISDN sockets. Today I tried opening them as well as the ...